A new drug concoction that poses unique risks and has been heavily under-researched has made its way from Latin America and Europe to the U.S. recently.
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The suspect in a 2024 sexual assault case involving a vulnerable adult has been identified and arrested, following a breakthrough made possible by interagency collaboration.
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Wright was wrongfully convicted of the 1984 murder of his friend, Penny Anderson, in her Springfield, Massachusetts apartment.
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Michigan State University is leading the effort to create a computer program that produces a holistic biological profile of human remains and makes the investigative process clearer and more efficient.
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Her skeletonized remains were discovered on Driver’s Flat Road in Foresthill, California, and had remained unidentified for over two decades.
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Years after the murder, a partial DNA profile was developed from her clothing. It eliminated the main suspect in the case.
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Staff in the Ramapo College Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center successfully delivered a candidate to the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s and Arizona Attorney General’s offices.
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Researchers in Amsterdam have adapted a commercial lead testing kit into a method that can detect gunshot residue faster and more sensitively than current analysis.
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An interdisciplinary team comprising of faculty and doctoral students from MSU have found a way to use artificial intelligence to help forensic anthropologists identify individuals faster and more efficiently.
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The lab processed more than 20,000 National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) acquisitions in 2024.
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