Evidence preservation, familial DNA, covert collection and incredibly persistent investigators has led to the arrest of Robert Edwards for the rape and murder of a young woman in Ohio 31 years ago.
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On July 20, 1977 the body of a woman was recovered from the Mississippi River. Although it could not be determined how long the deceased had been in the water, investigators estimated she had probably died sometime earlier that year.
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A Hawaii man has been arrested after DNA technology helped investigators identify him as a suspect in the 1992 slaying of a 15-year-old girl who was abducted in Northern California from a bus stop, raped and killed.
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The technology could potentially be used for the brain monitoring of criminal offenders or for cognitive enhancement, creating a divide between enhanced and non-enhanced humans.
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Previous recent conflicts that resulted in war crime allegations and investigations offer context for understanding the challenges in independently investigating them.
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On October 19, 2004, skeletal remains were located in the Tillamook State Forest off of Highway 26. The public’s assistance was sought to help identify the remains and numerous informational tips were received, however, the remains were not identified, and the case became cold.
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The Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science has placed two new standards covering firearm and toolmark analysis, the forensic discipline used in the investigation of gun crimes, on its Registry of Approved Standards.
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Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Affairs (GTH-GA) is pleased to announce the seventh annual DNA Hit of the Year – a global program established to demonstrate the power of forensic DNA databases to solve crime and identify missing persons.
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A forensic examiner and a detective were wounded when an explosive device went off while they were examining a crime scene in northern Mexico, authorities say.
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Located between and above your eyebrows, the frontal sinuses develop in shapes that are as unique to each person as a fingerprint. Since 1925, they’ve been used by forensic anthropologists to help identify human remains.
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