In July 2000, a researcher discovered skeletal remains inside a sleeping bag in a tent in a remote area of the Sol Duc River drainage in Olympic National Park and notified authorities.
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As Sabrina’s 29th birthday approaches on June 27, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is releasing a new age-progression image showing what she may look like today.
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Rural law enforcement agencies often face unique challenges when it comes to accessing forensic support and training.
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NIST has released the latest update to that library, which industry experts, forensic scientists and others have used since 1988 to?identify?unknown substances in food, drugs, cosmetics, the environment and even space rocks.
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Forensic scientists have been trying to get ahead of drug screening for years, but drug makers have made it nearly impossible by cooking up slightly modified versions of fentanyl and other drugs to avoid detection in standard screenings.
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On June 2, 1995, the body of then 33-year-old Joni Marie Grigsby was found deceased along the river outside Springfield. LCSO detectives investigated her death, and it was ultimately ruled a homicide.
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For more than three decades, investigators have searched for the identity of a woman whose remains were discovered in two separate Minnesota lakes.
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The woman, whose remains were covered by dense brush, had died from a gunshot wound. Clothing found at the scene included a long coat, black leotards, a short black dress, a red belt, white knee-high boots and a red earring.
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In a new review article, researchers explore why palpable change in the operationalization of sex and gender has been difficult to fully enact in human skeletal biology with an emphasis on forensic anthropology.
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Higher exposure to gun violence among Black and Hispanic Americans helps explain persistent racial disparities in both general health and chronic health diagnoses.
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