This Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we’re reflecting on five key lessons learned from decades of sexual assault kit (SAK) testing and the cases behind them.
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Thanks to the relentless efforts of local diver Archer Mayo—and advanced genetic genealogy techniques—investigators have officially identified the remains of Kenneth, Barbara and Barbie Martin within the wreckage of the Martin family car.
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Nearly four decades after he was murdered and buried in a shallow grave, the DNA Doe Project and their agency partners have identified Three Points John Doe as Rogelio Morales Caudillo.
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This expansion significantly increases the capacity of the Forensic Anthropology Center, enabling it to handle more human remains cases and support advancements in forensic science.
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Labradors Luna and Phoenix were recruited as puppies last summer and are now being trained to locate vital evidence at a range of crime scenes.
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Genrich has spent 34 years wrongfully convicted of murder based on invalidated toolmark evidence, and now remains incarcerated on lesser charges due to a filing deadline technicality.
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After 12 years, investigators in California have identified and arrested a suspect in a murder police are calling “heinous” and “especially disturbing.”
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Elliott was reported missing after she failed to return home from school in Flint on Nov. 16, 1983. She was last seen waiting for the bus.
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Project 31 began in the summer of 2022. It was named for the 31 open Toronto Police Service cases involving long-term unidentified deceased people for whom DNA material is readily available.
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On Oct. 5, 1992, during the early evening hours, a 14-year-old juvenile victim was walking home from a soccer game when she was grabbed from behind by an unknown male.
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