Peets’ trial attorney had not adequately investigated his case, and as a result, had overlooked key evidence that both pointed to an alternate suspect and discredited the eyewitness testimony that had wrongfully convicted Peets.
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The team expected some human eDNA to end up in their sea turtle samples, but the quantity was significantly more than anticipated. That gave the researchers an ethical pause.
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A girl who was allegedly abducted in suburban Chicago in 2017 by her noncustodial mother has been found safe in North Carolina after she was spotted at a business.
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More than 32 years later, Mississippi's 1989 Lincoln County Jane Doe, a homicide victim, has been identified as Melinda Lou Barnhouse of Maryland.
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The Michigan State Police Niles Post, in coordination with New Buffalo Police Department, Police are asking for help identifying a woman’s body who was found washed ashore in New Buffalo 35 years ago.
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Along with the negative health implications, new research indicates officers who are fatigued have a harder time collecting information that could bring justice to victims.
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The woman in the well. The woman with the flower tattoo. The burned body in the forest. The body in the carpet. The woman by the motorway. These are just a few of the 22 unidentified woman.
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GBI agents assigned to this investigation sought the FBI’s assistance with genealogy DNA. The FBI used a lab specializing in this advanced testing and received results that furthered the investigation.
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Employment for forensic science technicians, who work in crime labs to help solve criminal or civil cases, is projected to grow 11% from 2021 to 2031, much faster than the average for all occupations.
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Researchers from Northumbria University have developed new software that will allow police and law enforcement officers to evaluate and improve their interview technique.
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