Joseph James DeAngelo, 74, pleaded guilty in June to 13 murders and 13 rape-related charges under a plea deal that avoided a possible death sentence.
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Researchers with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory have just made it easier and safer to detect explosives and illegal drugs with a small footprint, second-generation vapor generator that can be used in the field.
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This summer, the Phoenix Police Department launched a new initiative to bring attention to cold case homicides- "Hot Desert, Cold Cases."
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While communities in Chicago and across the country are challenging the role of police, I thought I’d catch up with a few of the artists whose work is on display at police stations to reflect on their projects and get their thoughts on how those pieces hold up today.
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A new Oregon State University study suggests that firefighters are more likely to be exposed to potentially harmful chemicals while on duty compared to off duty.
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In a study, Ge reviewed worldwide familial practices, ultimately concluding STR-based technology has limitations and is more prone to errors than SNP-based technology.
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Back in 2009, 21-year-old Marcus Dickson was riding his skateboard when he was murdered—a bullet to the head. His sister Tina said he was on his way to Desert West Park to practice for an upcoming skateboard competition.
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All of their samples were found to contain a tiny but distinctive genetic variant, which the the researchers then used as a marker to look for other cases related to the conference.
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Changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic are prompting an MTSU professor to reconsider the way crime statistics are analyzed.
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Archaeologists have dug up the remains of more than 1,500 people, many of them believed to have died in an epidemic, who were buried in a 19th century mass grave that is being excavated for a city development project in Osaka in western Japan.
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