The newborn lovingly named Matea Esperanza by UCPD officers—a name meaning "Gift from God" in Hebrew and "Hope" in Spanish—was discovered by a man searching for recyclables.
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On April 16, 1974, the body of an unidentified woman was discovered in a wooded area off Route 124 in Marlborough, New Hampshire. Forensic analysis indicated she had died in late fall 1973.
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A Manhattan judge vacated the convictions of Brian Boles and Charles Collins for a 1994 murder after DNA testing on fingernail evidence from the victim excluded the men as the source and pointed to another individual as the perpetrator.
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ASCLD named the County’s forensic lab among the top 14 in the nation with efficient service that speeds up court cases and supports criminal convictions and exonerations.
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In the wake of the Missy Woods scandal, an independent assessment of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation’s Forensic Services section has found past deficiencies that included inadequate accountability, poor internal culture, a focus on productivity and gaps in crisis response.
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The remains had been unidentified since they were discovered on April 20, 1989. An autopsy performed at the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory determined the victim had been shot.
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Hulliger was 36-years-old when he was lost at sea with a friend while fishing in Monterey Bay on January 14, 1997. His friend and boatmate, Greg Mitchell, has never been found.
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After the escalation of armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, forensic facilities seeking to manage the deceased with dignity were nearly overwhelmed.
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The UCO FSI, which opened in 2009, trains students for careers in local, state, tribal and federal law enforcement.
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The two victims were murdered by James Shaffer, who confessed to the killings after they were discovered in shallow graves within the dirt floor of the basement years later.
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