The GBI has identified human remains found in a dumpster in Jenkins County on Feb. 14, 1988, as Chong Un Kim, of Hinesville, Liberty County, Georgia. Kim was 26 years old when she was found.
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The Center for Human Identification at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth said it is the first public crime lab in the U.S. to offer forensic genetic genealogy capabilities.
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The University of Central Oklahoma recently received approval from the Higher Learning Commission, UCO’s accrediting body, to launch the Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) in forensic science, the first-ever doctoral degree offered by the university.
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Researchers in England used real-world data of fatal opioid overdoses to show that naloxone-delivering drones reach patients in 7 minutes or less in 78% of cases—compared with 14% reached by ambulances in that timeframe.
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The plea deal required van der Sloot to provide all the information he knew about Natalie Holloway’s disappearance.
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The unidentified man had a tattoo of a red rose with three green leaves on his left forearm and a tattoo of an Indian skull on his right forearm.
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The purpose of “Missing in Florida Day” is not only to raise awareness of those who are missing, but to enter more missing persons cases into the current system so they may be found and identified.
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An expert in forensic pathology testified Monday in the ongoing trial of three Tacoma, Washington, police officers charged with the death of Manuel Ellis that Ellis likely would have lived if not for the officers’ actions to restrain him.
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Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell hopes to use $1.8 million in unspent police salaries on three crime prevention techniques—CCTV cameras, an acoustic gunshot locator system (AGLS), and automatic license plate readers.
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Students were met with crime scene tape, markers, evidence bags, and inventory sheets. The most conspicuous thing missing from the “crime scene” was the body.
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