In letters written from child- and victim-organizations, executives and members express concerns with proposed changes to who is required to register as a sex offender and who has access to that information, as well as weakened sex trafficking and reduced maximum sentences for offenders.
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A UK forensic science expert and entrepreneur has launched a ground-breaking app that quietly captures legally admissible forensic evidence of abuse to support police investigations.
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San Diego County Crime Stoppers and investigators from the San Diego Police Department’s Homicide Cold Case Unit are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating the suspect responsible for the murder of Nicole Weis, which occurred nearly 22 years ago.
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One of France’s biggest unsolved criminal cases appears to have been cracked – and the decades-long hunt for a suspect in multiple rapes and killings during the 1980s and 1990s led to a former police officer.
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A Florida man exonerated of a 1983 rape and murder after serving 37 years in prison is suing over his wrongful conviction in which a disproven bite mark was crucial evidence.
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Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced that 161 people were arrested and 51 potential human trafficking victims were helped in a statewide operation for which nearly 100 federal, state and local law enforcement agencies partnered with non-governmental and nonprofit organizations.
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New research could help forensic teams in their work to estimate the age of the remains of children discovered during archaeological work or in criminal investigative cases.
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In October 2020, a right foot bearing a shoe was found washed up on a beach near Fort Sumter, SC.
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The high-profile disappearances of Sarah Everard and Sabina Nessa in England and Gabby Petito have brought renewed attention to media bias in coverage of missing person cases.
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Despite years of complaints against the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, the DOJ has not stepped in to help.
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