The Boulder Police Department is honored to introduce the Blue Envelope Program as a new tool to help police interact and communicate more effectively with those needing additional accommodations or awareness.
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Investigators in Salt Lake County (Utah) have arrested a suspect in the 2005 cold case murder of Jason Royter after a recent CODIS hit.
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A human skull that was on display in a New Hampshire attorney’s office has been connected to a family line dating back more than 200 years ago.
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In January 2025, 61-year-old Joseph Andrew Jacquez was arrested for the murder of Mary Ann Daniels after DNA collected from the actual instrument used in her death was identified as belonging to Jacquez.
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Hill was not in any database as "missing" due to remains being found in Little Rock, Arizona that were misidentified as Hill by a family member sometime in 1981 or 1982.
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Environmental health experts have found most surfaces in a car retain traces of methamphetamine after it’s been smoked in the vehicle, putting subsequent users of the car at risk of third-hand exposure to the drug.
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Firearm injuries that sent victims to the hospital had gone down steadily over the five years before the COVID-19 pandemic began, but reversed course sharply over the next two years.
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Over the years, Thurn’s research has focused on the chemical profile of human remains, and how this profile changes. The aim is to develop technology that can help locate victims of mass disasters.
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The FBI has approved changes to the Quality Assurance Standards for Forensic Laboratories to allow DNA evidence profiles generated by Rapid DNA analysis to be searched against CODIS.
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A reference DNA sample was collected from a possible relative and compared to the DNA profile of the unknown woman using KinSNP rapid relationship testing.
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