Between December 2010 and April 2011, 10 sets of human remains were found in Long Island. Now, with the help of genetic genealogy, investigators have identified another one of the slain women as 24-year-old Valerie Mack.
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Investigators recently used ancestry technology in an attempt to identify the John Doe who committed these sexual assaults.
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While some characterize the premature death of George Floyd as another example of brutality and racism in the police ranks, it is often a more complex problem of department culture that leads to such incidents.
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During his distinguished career, Henry C. Lee built the university's forensic science program into one of the nation's best, founded the Lee Institute of Forensic Science, and assisted on the investigations of more than 8,000 cases across the globe.
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Pramod Gumpeni, M.D., assistant deputy chief medical examiner at Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, addresses how the institute is collaborating with hospitals and public health agencies to better understand COVID-19.
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Last fall, the Center for Forensic Science Research & Education issued a “Potent Synthetic Opioid” warning for isotonitazene—and now law enforcement and crime lab technicians are starting to see the opioid reflected in drug samples.
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In this study, to be conducted online, participants will examine simulated digital evidence, then answer questions that might arise in a real criminal investigation.
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Efforts by police forces to speed up digital forensic analysis could lead to oversights in evidence gathering and interpretation, a new study warns.
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A medical examiner has classified George Floyd’s death as a homicide, saying his heart stopped as police restrained him and compressed his neck. A separate autopsy commissioned for Floyd’s family also called his death a homicide.
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A recent study tested a popular children’s "slime" recipe as a technique to enhance the appearance of hard-to-see fingerprints in forensic investigations.
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