The government is to draw up maps of where the bodies of an estimated 100,000 people still missing may be located. It will also set up a DNA bank to help with the identification processes.
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Hidden messages in seemingly innocent videos, photos, audio or text. Criminals can use these messages to notify others in which container they have concealed drugs or display child sexual abuse material on a public platform.
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Researchers have developed a new method that is up to six times more efficient at extracting male sperm fraction DNA profiles from sexual assault kits—particularly when analyzing low level sperm samples.
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States that legalized recreational marijuana saw a subsequent increase in traffic crashes and fatalities, according to a new study.
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Police said testing methods not available in 2003 delivered results that implicated Gandy.
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In September 2019, human remains were found on the roof of a building in downtown Biloxi, Mississippi. The building was abandoned and had been unoccupied for at least 15 years.
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The funds will purchase $1.2M in equipment for rapid DNA equipment, NIBIN ballistic firearms examination capability, GrayKey and Cellebrite programs for accessing cell phone and computer data, as well as crime-mapping software.
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The money will be used for testing equipment to increase the ability of police to find fentanyl. It will also be used for a media campaign to alert Idaho residents to the dangers of fentanyl.
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A team has proposed a three-tier blockchain model where researchers are only allowed to access genomic data after Indigenous entities have approved the research project.
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In March and April 1981, four sets of human remains were recovered. Two of the victims were immediately identified. The other two remained unidentified until now.
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