Crime documentaries and courtroom dramas offer only a glimpse into the complex world of forensic science. While DNA analysis plays a key role in identifying suspects or victims, the scope of ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A new study led by researchers from the University of Oregon dug into limitations of a forensic tool used at crime scenes — discovering one way that people may be incorrectly ...

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This video segment from NOVA: "The Killer's Trail" follows a team of experts as they investigate the forensic evidence from the 1954 murder of Marilyn Sheppard, one of the most famous unsolved crimes ...

The devastating fires in Maui have caused at least 115 deaths, yet only 46 of those have been identified two weeks on from the blaze, police said Thursday. Hundreds of people remain unaccounted for, ...

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 ...

A Wisconsin man whose family had been searching for him since 2021 has been identified as the person found dead at the bottom of cliffs in Washington City more than three years ago.

In 2015, three attorneys for the Legal Aid Society of New York decided to educate themselves on a DNA analysis program, developed by the New York City medical examiner’s lab, which was being used ...

Pawleys Island Police Chief Michael Fanning had been using his self-taught genealogist skills to learn about his ancestry.