Investigators are turning to advanced DNA testing in the hopes of uncovering the mystery behind a skull found in the basement of a Spring Grove, Minnesota home.
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Researchers who discovered a 400-year-old chamois preserved in ice will study the remains to improve the conservation techniques of mummies around the world.
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The Department of Public Safety’s Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory and the Anchorage Police Department signed a lease to consolidate crime lab services.
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Zeus, a 2-year-old, yellow Labrador Retriever, can sniff out electronic storage devices– like hard drives, flash drives, even micro SD cards less than a 1-mm-thick– that could hold vital evidence, especially in child exploitation cases.
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The body was recovered from the Ohio River, in Harrison County near Evans Landing. Detective Burks contacted ISP’s Indianapolis Regional Crime Lab and worked with analyst Lisa Robins to obtain a DNA profile from the remains.
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Among their incredible findings is the discovery that the genome of an adult male buried in the heart of the Newgrange passage tomb points to first-degree incest.
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A new “wearable” seeks to assess how much blood a victim has lost by measuring seismic vibrations in the chest cavity.
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A scientist has developed a new generation of tools that can be used to not only identify signature properties of explosives and their raw materials but also to enable comparison of explosives.
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Public health emergencies create unique challenges for police demand, response, and intraorganizational
dynamics. What are some of the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic creates for police
organisations and officers and how can these be addressed and overcome?
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Military personnel who are at a greater risk of suicide are more likely to unsafely store firearms in unlocked cabinets where they can access them easily, according to a Rutgers researcher.
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