BALTIMORE — Authorities touted the use of a growing, powerful, yet contentious forensic technique to bring the search for a suspect in last year’s killing of Rachel Morin to a long-awaited close. The ...

Michael Coble, executive director, Center for Human Identification (CHI) at University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC), shows DNA test kits to Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, ...

Boulder police renew efforts in JonBenet Ramsey murder case with new chief praising advanced DNA testing, nearly 30 years ...

Your next favorite true crime podcast might have some new forensics jargon to make sense of. Researchers in Australia have developed a new way to identify humans – similar to how we do with DNA and ...

While police are coy about the exact strategies used to identify killers, the judge in the Desjardins case said, “scientific ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — It’s a beacon of hope in cases that have turned cold. The use of forensic genetic genealogy has helped crack unsolved cases in Connecticut, bringing closure to victims who ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Forensic genetic genealogy has become an important tool for law enforcement agencies across the country, including Cincinnati Police. Now, more local, state and federal ...

Researchers have developed a new method for human identification, which could be a powerful new tool for forensic ...

New research reveals an innovative wildlife forensics method that uses advanced genetic tools and local DNA databases to help authorities solve complex environmental crimes involving multiple species.

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - With the help of Othram ’s advanced DNA testing, remains that were found in Reno in 2023 have been ...