In the U.S., different states legislate DNA collection in different ways. In July 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill that changed the law in the Sunshine State.
read more
At the time, it was not publicly announced that DNA belonging to another contributor was discovered at the crime scene.
read more
The visit to the United States is part of an effort to provide Mexican medical examiners with insights into using insects for toxicology screenings, particularly focusing on synthetic drugs like fentanyl.
read more
Seizures by law enforcement officials of psilocybin, a compound found in psychedelic mushrooms, have increased by 369% since 2017, a new study shows.
read more
Black women in the U.S were, on average, six times more likely to be murdered than their white peers for the years 1999 through 2020, according to an analysis of racial disparities in U.S. homicide rates released by Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
read more
According to CFSRE, Poison Control Center cases involving tianeptine exposure increased nationwide from 11 total cases between 2000 and 2013 to 151 cases in 2020.
read more
On Aug. 8, 1993, two men were hiking along a creek bed in a remote area off of Pine Flat Road in Healdsburg, California, when they discovered the skeletonized remains of a woman. The case went cold when investigators were unable to match the remains to missing persons reports.
read more
The victim's 18-month-old son was found alone in a hotel room where she was staying in Sacramento, and the now-identified woman was not heard from again.
read more
The laboratory will allow researchers and interagency law enforcement professionals to rapidly use DNA evidence to investigate and prosecute wildlife trafficking in northern Botswana.
read more
There are at least seven confirmed cases of misidentification due to facial recognition technology, six of which involve Black people who have been wrongfully accused.
read more