The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences plans to open a new state laboratory in southeast Alabama that will conduct testing to help combat opioids and other drugs in the region.
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The California Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court decision in the murder conviction of Alvin Larry Davis, ruling that DNA evidence produced through the use of STRmix forensic software “is generally accepted as reliable by the relevant scientific community.”
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Baptist Health Foundation Hardin’s Board of Directors announced that it will provide $121,000 to keep Baptist Health Hardin’s Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE)/Forensic program fully operational despite first-time reductions in state grant funding.
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Forensic odontologist Line Staun Larsen recently received a grant worth 2 million in Danish Krone—about $300,000 USD—to examine whether 3D data from dental records can make the identification of victims more effective, especially those involved in major or mass disasters.
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This process was so exhaustive, nine family trees were constructed with nearly 1,300 people connected to Robertson either through blood or marriage.
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The error rates from so called “black box” studies like this are critical for the courts to understand the limits of the testimony given by forensic experts.
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A research team tested whether the system affected those it was charged with rehabilitating by following adolescents prior to and after sentencing.
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If wearables become essential equipment for a broader swath of the population, it stands to reason that law enforcement officers and digital forensic analysts will start finding wearables as they investigate crimes.
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Rapid detection strips fall into the broader category of “drug checking,” which uses simple identification methods to tell drug users exactly what is in the drugs they plan to take.
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The Yavapai County Sheriff’s office said Tuesday the previously unidentified little girl whose burned remains were found over 60 years ago in the Arizona desert was 4-year-old Sharon Lee Gallegos of New Mexico.
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