The sexual assault case backlog, currently at approximately 1,400 cases, has been significantly impacted by the demands of the Yvonne “Missy” Woods internal investigation.
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In 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court held in the case Brady v. Maryland that prosecutors must turn over any evidence favorable to a criminal defendant prior to trial. This rule is routinely violated, including in many high-profile cases.
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In forensic investigations, determining whether an impact could have caused a reported injury is crucial for legal proceedings, yet there is currently no standardized, quantifiable approach to do this.
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A “one last look” review of a cold case has now revealed the name of a 1998 Jane Doe, giving her son answers he has been searching for for 25 years.
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The suspect, now living in Tampa, was arrested on an unrelated warrant out of Illinois in February of 2025. Following that arrest, our Cold Case investigators interviewed Brandon Gliha, 47, who confessed to Edenfield's murder.
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Igor Lednev's research is now one step closer to helping law enforcement through a $556,572 grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Unlike conventional crime scenes, those involving synthetic drugs may be contaminated with toxic chemicals, hazardous materials or security threats.
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A new study finds that Americans are willing to pay nearly $100 billion for policies that reduce gun violence by 20%, underscoring the widespread desire for stronger intervention.
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Signs of human remains from the Maszycka Cave in southern Poland being manipulated indicate systematic dissection of the deceased, as well as cannibalism.
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The easiest solution to mitigate evidence concerns is to document the evidence photographically and work from these photographs.
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