The Department of Public Safety’s Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory and the Anchorage Police Department signed a lease to consolidate crime lab services.
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Zeus, a 2-year-old, yellow Labrador Retriever, can sniff out electronic storage devices– like hard drives, flash drives, even micro SD cards less than a 1-mm-thick– that could hold vital evidence, especially in child exploitation cases.
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The body was recovered from the Ohio River, in Harrison County near Evans Landing. Detective Burks contacted ISP’s Indianapolis Regional Crime Lab and worked with analyst Lisa Robins to obtain a DNA profile from the remains.
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Among their incredible findings is the discovery that the genome of an adult male buried in the heart of the Newgrange passage tomb points to first-degree incest.
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A new “wearable” seeks to assess how much blood a victim has lost by measuring seismic vibrations in the chest cavity.
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Characterizing the technology as misunderstood and complex, MITRE says the government should stop short of a moratorium on facial recognition, rather issuing a resolution that deters near-term misuse and signals long-term regulations and oversight.
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Enforced isolation through the COVID-19 lockdown provides an ideal context for perpetrators, and will pose special difficulties for those in relationships where abuse behaviors exist.
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With a new decision from the Mississippi Supreme Court vacating his conviction and death sentence, Eddie Lee Howard, Jr. becomes the 34th individual wrongfully accused and convicted based on the pseudo-science of bite mark comparison.
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Investigators are turning to advanced DNA testing in the hopes of uncovering the mystery behind a skull found in the basement of a Spring Grove, Minnesota home.
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Researchers who discovered a 400-year-old chamois preserved in ice will study the remains to improve the conservation techniques of mummies around the world.
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