A Florida police department says it solved a 35-year-old homicide by using DNA to find a relative of the alleged killer and then created a family tree to track him down.
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There’s a growing body of case law from around the world–including the United Kingdom, New Zealand and France–where courts have been called on to interpret emojis as evidence.
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Judge Waldron’s decision comes after testing identified male DNA underneath the mother’s fingernails and on her wallet, both of which excluded Henry as the source.
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Peter Valentin has been named to an American Academy of Forensic Sciences board that puts him at the forefront of overseeing the organizations that accredit forensic scientists from across the country.
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The FBI’s March Artifact of the Month was more than just a toy—it was a tool of espionage tradecraft.
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The Supreme Court of Georgia has now affirmed Johnny Lee Gates' right to new trial based on TrueAllele analysis, even after the state opposed.
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HIV, HBV, bloodborne pathogens, transdermal drugs, chemical nerve agents, and yes, even global viral pandemics are real and present risks to modern investigators, and proper PPE use deserves our full consideration.
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“Detectives have told me they will step over a dead body to get to the computer, the mobile phone, the Fitbit, the Alexa,” Louis Quijas, former Assistant Director of the FBI, told Forensic.
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The Czech Republic has become the first European country to announce plans to deploy a powerful but potentially intrusive location-tracking tool for fighting the coronavirus pandemic.
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A Detroit police captain has become the second member of the department to die of complications from the coronavirus.
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