The UCO FSI, which opened in 2009, trains students for careers in local, state, tribal and federal law enforcement.
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The two victims were murdered by James Shaffer, who confessed to the killings after they were discovered in shallow graves within the dirt floor of the basement years later.
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This is the first UK citizen to be identified with investigative genetic genealogy, thanks to U.S. college team.
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The initial investigation concluded the decedent was there for around a week prior to being found. Hundreds of manhours were spent and numerous leads were exhausted, but the case went unsolved.
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Because the legal system is slow to adopt new technologies until accepted in court, this landmark proceeding opened the door for the broader application of this innovative technology, which now promises to transform the future of forensic science.
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By uncovering differences in opioid overdose death by sex and race/ethnicity, clinicians can shape more personalized and effective care that saves lives and promotes long-term recovery.
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We live in a mobile world and when conducting forensic investigations on a computer, properly analyzing applications can be a blind spot for many.
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British Forensic Science Service scientists found DNA on the items. Their laboratory generated DNA data files. But they couldn't interpret their DNA mixture data. “Inconclusive,” they said.
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Two decades after being killed by a train in Yavapai County, Arizona, Darrin Allen Morgan has been identified.
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The most remarkable aspect of this discovery was the identification of a fingerprint in the pigment, at a level we have unequivocally dated to more than 42,000 years ago.
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