Police conducted an extensive investigation into the woman’s murder but were not able to identify her or obtain any leads. The case grew cold. At the time, police relied heavily on fingerprints and dental records in hopes to identify human remains.
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Simeoni will use a laboratory wind tunnel at WPI, field studies in a New Jersey forest, and data analysis to determine if scars on a landscape, ash deposits, and other indicators widely used by investigators reliably point to the place where a wildfire originates.
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Penn State and Croatian faculty recently collaborated on the identification of the remains of Sister Marija Krucifiksa Kozulic (1852–1922), a Croatian nun who is in consideration for beatification by the Vatican.
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What's better at finding a hidden bomb—a dog or an electronic chemical detector? In this episode, the Reactions team travels to the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory to find out.
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The experience exposed Aberra to the drug side of crime, and that activated an interest in getting outside of the lab and onto the streets.
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In the 2+ years since the first bill proposal, Sydnor and Shetty worked with stakeholders in the forensic genetic genealogy industry to re-author a version that would allow law enforcement to do its job while also protecting the public’s constitutional privacy.
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Every day, the red phone rings at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Forensic Anthropology Center. On the other end, a funeral home director, a police officer, or a family member shares some version of the same message: there’s a body here for you.
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A former coroner’s analyst in San Francisco has been charged with stealing methamphetamine collected at death scene investigations, authorities said last week.
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The remains of William Eugene Blanchard, who was killed at Pearl Harbor while serving on the U.S.S. Oklahoma, were identified through DNA testing conducted by an agency within the U.S. Department of Defense.
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Researchers found that opioid users who participate in a 12-step abstinence program and recently stopped using drugs refused to take home naloxone, even if having it on hand might save lives.
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