After a two-year overhaul led by Police Chief Ken McCoy, the Tempe Police Department is proud to announce the official launch of its new and improved Forensic Services Unit, now staffed by four fully-trained and highly-educated Crime Scene Specialists.
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A previously unidentified body exhumed last fall from an unmarked grave in a North St. Louis County cemetery was identified as Benny Leo Olson from Illinois.
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With marijuana now legal in many U.S. states, the need for reliable tests for marijuana impairment is more pressing than ever.
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“While this Appropriations bill isn't perfect, it includes resources and investments I negotiated for New Mexico that will help our law enforcement officers solve and reduce violent crime, keep our communities safe, and save lives."
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The regulator ensures that the highest standards in forensic science are met across the criminal justice system.
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Researchers create “UnMarker” tool that can remove any AI image watermark, highlighting continuing dangers of deepfakes.
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The work demonstrates how combining advanced genetic tools with local databases can assist conservation authorities in solving even the most complex environmental crimes involving multiple species, both wild and domestic.
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We now know that Othram scientists were the ones to develop the high-resolution SNP profile that helped lead investigators to Kohberger.
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One day after genetic genealogy finally identified I-90 Jane Doe (1992), her alleged murderer— suspected serial killer Clark Perry Baldwin—died in prison from a heart attack.
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It is unknown when or how the man died, but there was no direct evidence of a traumatic injury, like a gunshot wound or blunt force trauma, and the man's cause and manner of death were ruled as undetermined.
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