Recent technological advances have revolutionized the ability to solve previously intractable cold cases with forensic genomics and genetic genealogy.
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Reality is leading many jurisdictions in the United States to take the unprecedented step of releasing large numbers of inmates to prevent coronavirus outbreaks.
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This program, which has been in the planning phase for several months, will be aimed at providing emotional support to victims of crime, particularly children.
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The evidence drying cabinets at the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office Criminalistics Laboratory are putting in overtime during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Eleven Massachusetts police departments have been selected to participate in a pilot program aimed at distributing fentanyl test strips to help stem the number of overdose deaths in the state.
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The processing of human remains in a fire scene is one of the most complex investigations an investigator can conduct, yet little forensic training on methodology is available.
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Want to know the key to fingerprinting and identifying human remains buried 51 years ago? Perseverance, Ivory dish soap and old-school techniques.
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Called Forensic Capability Network (FCN), the network supports more than 4,000 forensic science specialists with critical technology, advice and services.
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Pathologist Cyril Wecht testified in the 2013 trial that semen linked to Hopkins, 74, was deposited in the sheets of the victim at the time of her killing. It is impossible to determine when DNA is deposited on any surface.
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The recipient of the 2019 Indiana State Police Forensic Scientist of the Year is Stacey R. Hartman, whose accomplishments during that year are worthy of such recognition and have earned her this award.
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