The San Diego County Sheriff's Department has used body camera footage of this traumatic incident, along with interviews from Deputy Faiivae and Corporal Crane, to create a public safety video spotlighting the dangerous and often deadly effects of Fentanyl.
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The LRCFS team are joined by some of the leading experts in their field to review original witness statements and explore the evidence gathered by detectives at the time for "Inside Forensic Science," a new podcast series.
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In June 1980, boaters on the Snohomish River discovered the body of an adult male floating in the waters near the old Weyerhaeuser Mill and Dagmar’s Marina.
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Every October, Livermore scientists and those from other laboratories around the world attempt to identify any “suspected” chemical weapons compounds in six samples within the 15-day period of the proficiency test.
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Using PCR-based methodology that is common in most of today’s forensic DNA laboratories, the scientists recovered DNA quantities ranging from 0.006 to 3.700 ng, with an average of 0.267 ng.
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The Sarasota Police Department has solved a 35-year-old homicide because of improvements in DNA testing and technology.
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In July 1995, a young man was struck by a train at the railroad crossing. The young man was described as Caucasian and between 20 to 30 years of age, at the time of his death.
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Some families of crew members are demanding the U.S. military take advantage of advances in DNA technology to identify 85 sailors and Marines from the Arizona who were buried as unknowns.
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A new study analyzed millions of 911 calls for service across nine U.S. police agencies to determine how defunding the police might be handled.
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Researchers from Lancaster University argue there is a strong need to investigate the potential for identification from digital images of the hand, especially in cases of sexual assault where hand information may be the only biometric available for analysis.
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