Cuyahoga County’s Medical Examiner’s Office developed the Heroin Involved Death Investigation (HIDI) Protocol to support a safe, coordinated, and rapid response to active drug overdose death scenes.
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The suspect in the rape and murder of Mary Mathis Davis has been identified as Russell Grant Wood of Lexington, North Carolina, however he died in 2013, and will therefore not be indicted.
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Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department's Homicide Unit have arrested and charged a suspect in a nearly 40-year-old cold case homicide investigation.
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Larry Atkinson, 64, has been indicted for strangling 57-year-old Sarah Roberts, who suffered from emphysema, and her 26-year-old daughter Sharon, who was disabled.
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Sheriffs who assume the role of coroner underreport officer-involved homicides compared with departments where the roles are separate. In California, 48 of 58 counties have coroner-sheriffs.
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During a recent AI hackathon, two computer science experts from Portugal created a platform they hope will help speed the forensic sketch process.
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DNA collected during initial investigation and collected from a family member of the suspect matched and identified the suspect as Eddie George Snowden Jr.
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"While the Department of Justice and the FBI can help with cases that involve foul play, those resources are not available when an unidentified person's cause of death is unknown, natural, or accidental."
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In recent years, the police have made several attempts to identify the unknown DNA profile as technology has developed.
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The new partnership will enable cutting-edge FGG tools for previously tested casework and will also establish a combined workflow for current cases or cases that have not been entered into CODIS yet.
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