In February 2021, with the permission of his family, Joshua’s body was exhumed in hopes of
identifying further evidence.
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Technologies that are currently in use do not perform fast enough for a subway environment, and false alarms may cause unnecessarily disruptive and expensive closures.
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A year after Grace’s story drew national attention when she was jailed for not doing her online schoolwork, outcry over the shackling of young people in court has resulted in a ban on the practice unless there’s a risk of physical harm or flight.
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An adhesive tape patented by Staffordshire University researchers to recover trace evidence from crimes scenes is being adopted to analyse microplastics more efficiently.
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In November, 1974 hunters stumbled upon the discovery of skeletal remains in the creekhead of a partially wooded area in Channahon, IL.
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Last week, a judge on dismissed all charges against a man convicted of the 1985 slayings of a couple at a south Georgia church, exonerating him after he spent two decades behind bars.
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Hydraulic fracturing has been linked to an increase in air and water pollution, earthquakes, traffic and more. Now, researchers have added another one to the list: violent crime.
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Researchers are using computational chemistry to investigate how opioids, like morphine, can be redesigned to target specific pain regions without affecting the brain.
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Local agencies reform how they handle sexual assault allegations and pay compensation to survivors following a lawsuit and a 2018 investigation.
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Andrew Chapman saw an opportunity to stand out from other medical school applicants by entering the Forensic and Investigative Sciences program, FIVS, in the Department of Entomology.
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