Forensic scientists have validated a method to determine the THC quantity of a plant or liquid sample, allowing them to differentiate between hemp and marijuana.
read more
On Wednesday, Sheila Denton was released from a Georgia prison after 15 years of wrongful imprisonment based on bite mark evidence.
read more
People are no better than chance at identifying when someone else is recounting a false or real memory of a crime.
read more
Environmental scientist Jacqui Aitkenhead-Peterson assists law enforcement by matching soil from crime scenes and suspects and determining evidence of human decomposition products. This year, she added someone special to her team.
read more
Most scientists and doctors in the coronavirus crisis are working to save the living. Those in the field of forensic pathology, however, focus on the dead.
read more
Want to know the key to fingerprinting and identifying human remains buried 51 years ago? Perseverance, Ivory dish soap and old-school techniques.
read more
Called Forensic Capability Network (FCN), the network supports more than 4,000 forensic science specialists with critical technology, advice and services.
read more
Pathologist Cyril Wecht testified in the 2013 trial that semen linked to Hopkins, 74, was deposited in the sheets of the victim at the time of her killing. It is impossible to determine when DNA is deposited on any surface.
read more
The recipient of the 2019 Indiana State Police Forensic Scientist of the Year is Stacey R. Hartman, whose accomplishments during that year are worthy of such recognition and have earned her this award.
read more
The processing of human remains in a fire scene is one of the most complex investigations an investigator can conduct, yet little forensic training on methodology is available.
read more