In August 2014, a backpacker was hours into a hike through the Welcome Creek Wilderness, above Bidwell Gulch, when he came across human skeletal remains.
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This case exposes several issues within the discipline of anthropology, namely systems of structural racism as well as the need to appreciate qualifications and ethical practice in forensic anthropology.
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Of the four victims found, three have now been identified. Michael Bauer and John Bartlett were identified early in the investigation leaving “Adam Doe” and “Brad Doe” unidentified for years.
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Forensic scientists recently published a paper that details how they are classifying the chemical profile of tires to link vehicles back to potential crime scenes.
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) launched an initiative to enhance the cybersecurity of electric utilities’ industrial control systems (ICS) and secure the energy sector supply chain.
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Soosay was found in an almond orchard near Bakersfield, California in 1980. She was an unidentified victim of suspected serial killer Wilson Chouest.
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Maryland officials said they will review all in-custody death reports during the tenure of the state’s former chief medical examiner after he testified that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was not responsible for George Floyd’s death.
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DNA from the bishop and the fetus, along with kinship analyses, has shown that the child was probably the bishop's own grandson.
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Under current state and federal laws, rape victims are not supposed to be billed for their exams. However, some hospitals do it anyway, or end up billing for “associated” procedures or exams, leaving rape victims with a debt they didn’t think to consider after the most traumatic experience of their lives.
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On April 27, 1985, a passerby discovered the victim lying naked and motionless on the desolate dirt roadway. She was unconscious and her clothing was strewn on the dirt roadway near her body along with her bloodstained dentures.
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