This investigation led to the positive identification of the woman, who is now known to be Veronica Jane Miller, born on Nov. 10, 1963. Miller was 20 years old when she was killed and the homicide investigation is still open.
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Detectives from the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office recovered the skull. A visual analysis showed what appeared to be two entrance and two exit bullet holes.
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Researchers have developed a technique that uses infrared light and machine learning to reveal the sex of blow fly larvae found on human remains.
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The new facility will include a full-service forensic laboratory and a digital crime lab. Having this laboratory available will speed up BCA evidence processing times for the entire state.
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While firearm suicides are higher among older men than older women, a new study found that this method of suicide is rising sharply among women 65 and older, underscoring the need for increased mental health support for older populations.
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Twenty-four years ago, I was part of a team that responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center. I’m starting to realize it is important for others to understand both the horrors and the heroism that occurred on that unseasonably warm fall morning.
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A recent arrest in La Salle County, Texas, underscores how advances in DNA testing and steadfast investigative work can help bring answers and a chance at justice—no matter how much time has passed.
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Fourteen years after her remains were discovered in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, a Jane Doe known as Ms. Startex has been identified as Jolene Lynn White.
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Joann’s remains were discovered on September 8, 1992, by a passerby in a wooded area of Harris County, Texas.
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Thanks to advances in DNA testing, the case was reopened in October 2020 and evidence was resubmitted for testing. As a result, investigators determined the mother of the child was 58-year-old Cindy Sue Elder.
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