The Delaware Division of Forensic Science, in partnership with New Castle County Police, Wilmington Police and the Delaware State Police, will host the state’s first Missing and Unidentified Persons Day on October 24.
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Promega Corporation has launched Paradyme 27GY STR System, the first commercially available short tandem repeat (STR) analysis kit to include the company’s Reduced-Stutter Polymerase (RSP).
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The Ada County Sheriff’s Office announced the identity of the man who died inside a Boise Catholic church in December 1982—and revealed a possible connection to the Tylenol poisonings.
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The database has mapped out DNA from labradors, dachshunds, cocker spaniels, pugs and many more. Dogs may be directly involved in a crime, but are also frequently bystanders to illegality and can lead police to a human suspect.
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Investigators in Montana, working with forensic experts, have solved the 1978 homicide of 16-year-old Corina Contreraz by analyzing DNA from an unlikely source: a fingerprint card collected in 1982 upon the suspect’s arrest on unrelated charges.
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National Forensic Science Week, held Sept. 20-26, provides an annual opportunity to recognize the forensic scientists, crime scene investigators, technicians, educators and other professionals whose work helps turn evidence into investigative information.
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Tyler Hall, a 21-year-old Norcross resident, was found deceased in his home. Hall had suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
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The 2026 New Hampshire Cold Case Seminar brought together cold case investigators from all six New England states to share investigative strategies, exchange expertise and strengthen regional collaboration on unsolved cases.
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New England Institute of Technology officially opened its new Criminal Justice training facility Tuesday, unveiling more than 4,000 square feet of dedicated learning space designed to give students hands-on experience in real-world public safety environments.
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Can mass shootings be forecasted? Researchers constructed an agent-based model of mass shootings within a Bayesian inference framework.
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