In 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court held in the case Brady v. Maryland that prosecutors must turn over any evidence favorable to a criminal defendant prior to trial. This rule is routinely violated, including in many high-profile cases.
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In forensic investigations, determining whether an impact could have caused a reported injury is crucial for legal proceedings, yet there is currently no standardized, quantifiable approach to do this.
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Colorado lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill last week that aims to strengthen the rules for reporting and investigating misconduct at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) crime laboratory in the wake of the Yvonne “Missy” Woods scandal.
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Evidence collected from Jon Lipari, who died by suicide in Oregon in November 2024, was linked to the victim Maria Weidhofer.
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For months after her disappearance, investigators with the Rapid City Police Department collaborated with various tribal and private entities to generate leads about her whereabouts.
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Despite years of investigative genealogy, media outreach and social media posts, she remained unidentified for more than 40 years.
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The Bureau of Indian Affairs announced that the Office of Justice Services has launched Operation Spirit Return, an initiative to help solve missing and unidentified person cases involving American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States.
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By bringing this new SNP capture method online, AFDIL can support expeditious DNA identifications using our existing FRS DNA database.
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Scientists show that bacterial species are transferred between both individuals during sexual intercourse, and these species can be traced to a sexual partner's unique genital microbiome.
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In September 2021, a hiker found a human skull while walking along the Chautauqua Rails. An extensive search was organized and the remains of another woman were also found.
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