An international research collaboration has revealed that artificial intelligence (AI) systems, particularly those enhanced with specialized forensic knowledge, can substantially improve the evaluation of forensic evidence in legal contexts.
read more
In South Africa, cause-of-death data is often inaccurate or incomplete, a challenge compounded by the underreporting of deaths.
read more
Governor Jared Polis signed a bill into law to address the backlog in DNA tests collected in sexual assault investigations by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
read more
This marks a significant milestone in the state’s efforts to modernize and expand its forensic science capabilities, better serving Arkansans.
read more
Almost three decades after her discovery, the remains of a young woman found in Fulton County have been identified as Kiyona Arnold.
read more
A new study presents the most comprehensive review to date of the methods used by forensic investigators for the reconstruction of knife crimes.
read more
Skeletal remains that were found on a number of beaches in South Jersey between 1995 and 2013 are now confirmed as belonging to the captain of the 19th century schooner Oriental.
read more
Several months of genealogical analysis by nine genealogists would determine various connections to the unidentified man, including a couple from the mid-18th century that was living in Bristol, England.
read more
Using genealogy, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Cold Case Unit has identified a woman whose dismembered torso and religious pendants were found in a San Jose field in 1981.
read more
Schappert was recently identified as a suspect in this case through blood and touch/trace DNA located on both Novak’s clothing and a hammer believed to have been used in the attack that were seized during the initial investigation in 1983.
read more