A new study concludes Black or Hispanic individuals are underrepresented in scientific fields closely related to forensic science, even though demographic data is hard to come by or even non-existent.
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A Bronx man has been indicted in the 1996 strangling death of a pregnant woman after his DNA was recently matched to DNA found under the victim’s fingernails.
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In October 2021, the 50th anniversary of Hall’s homicide, detectives from the Cold Case Unit decided to review the case with a fresh set of eyes.
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An Ohio man was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison for his 12-year campaign of harassment–via letters and phone calls–against a television actress and her daughter in which he threatened to torture, rape and kill them.
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Investigations of 17 individuals found in a medieval well suggests they were likely the victims of an anti-Semitic hate crime.
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Genetic genealogy has been used to identify both the victim and the killer in the same case.
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The identification was made possible using advanced fingerprint techniques and benefited from the upgrades of fingerprint information that have been made over the years to the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS).
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As a result of this new testing, male DNA was discovered on a sample collected from the body
of one of the victims.
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Williams’ conviction was overturned based on new DNA evidence in addition to faulty forensics, and police and prosecutorial misconduct.
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As the professional certificates are earned through TFSA, they all have a forensic aspect which allows for the development of a more skilled, holistic investigator.
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