The body was identified as 16-year-old Tamara Gifford of Florida but had relatives who resided in Starke County. Two days later, agency detectives located 17-year-old Christina Hillis, also from Florida, in the general area where Gifford’s body had been located.
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A new study found that youth as young as 15 are using multiple substances combined with opioids, and by age 21, youth opioid overdoses more commonly involve other substances—primarily stimulants—rather than opioids alone.
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Children residing in “very low-opportunity” neighborhoods are up to 20 times more likely to be hospitalized for gun injuries than those living in the most advantaged areas.
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A team has developed a way to create an embedded fingerprint in 3D-printed parts that would withstand the item being broken, allowing authorities to gain information for forensic investigation, such as the identity of the printer or the person who owns it and the time and place of printing.
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For the first time in the U.S., an identical twin has been convicted of a crime based on DNA analysis.
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In September 2003, an unknown man's body was found floating in the water under the Coast Guard Island Bridge in Oakland, California.
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In 2025, advanced DNA technology confirmed the remains belonged to Donald Myrel Nelson, who was reported missing to the Lacey Police Department in February 1989.
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The global drug market is becoming more unpredictable and multifaceted, driven by rapid innovation in synthetic substances, dangerous mixtures, and toxic adulterants.
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The College of Policing has published three new research reports examining police interventions designed to reduce violence against women and girls.
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Nearly 50 years after her serial killer father allegedly murdered her, the DNA Doe Project has identified the little girl found in a barrel in Bear Brook State Park in 2000.
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