Law enforcement located the skull and also discovered a large black trash bag that contained additional remains of the unidentified individual wrapped inside of a fitted bed sheet and comforter.
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If there is ever going to be a permanent or even semi-permanent base in outer space, society needs to be prepared for the inevitable: humans committing crimes.
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The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) announced the findings of an internal affairs investigation into a former CBI DNA scientist accused of data manipulation of DNA test results.
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After 43 years, a man whose remains were found in Pomona Park, Florida, has been identified as homicide victim William Irving Monroe, III.
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Researchers received news that the Human DNA Identification Lab has earned accreditation to perform forensic investigative genetic genealogy, which will allow them to assist in cold case investigations.
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Two NIJ-funded studies examine new ways to analyze trace evidence in the aftermath of an explosion or bombing.
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Researchers extracted DNA from 25 people but—due to the age and hot climate—only samples from four individuals were suitable for sequencing.
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Researchers at MIT have taken a different approach to the drug crisis. A new hybrid program recently convened 34 innovators to build and pitch new ventures with the goal of bringing life-saving innovations to the field.
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Ward Raymond Thomas, aged 54 at the time of his disappearance, vanished from a Veteran’s Medical facility in Chillicothe, Ohio in 1972. It would be 24 years before his skull was located in the Scioto River in the same area.
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Research has enabled biomechanical experts to improve predictive models of head injuries in children, helping physicians and law enforcement to better distinguish between accidental injury and abuse.
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