When David Yang was a resident at Yale New Haven Hospital, he took care of numerous survivors of sexual assault in the emergency department—and noticed the struggles and discrepancies.
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While DNA-based methods are still the well-established standard for human identification, Tidy said proteomic genotyping could be used when DNA evidence is not available.
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After 50 years, a murdered woman, whose remains were found in Naples, Florida in 1975, has been identified as Darlene Schab.
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While it’s believed that he died sometime between 2000 and 2012, how he came to be in Minnesota and when exactly he died remains a mystery.
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The Limited Consent for DNA Testing Program allows survivors of sexual assault to obtain a forensic medical exam and have evidence collected and tested for foreign DNA material, free of charge, even if a report has not been made to law enforcement.
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It has been 35 years since 17-year-old Shana Price was murdered in Blunt Park. Since her death, investigators have had a DNA profile connected to her homicide, but no matches have been found in law enforcement databases.
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As we prepare for the holiday season and rapidly approaching new year, let’s take a look back at Forensic’s most read news of 2025 while reflecting on how far forensic science has come in the last 12 months.
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As we approach the tragic anniversary of the murder of JonBenet Ramsey, the Boulder Police Department is providing its annual update about the ongoing homicide investigation.
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The Yakima County Sheriff's Office launched an extensive investigation to identify the woman, including releasing several composite photos of what the woman would have looked like when she was alive.
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A man, whose remains were found in Reno, Nevada in 2023 is now identified as Andrew Matayoshi, born in 1950.
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