Due to the condition of the body at autopsy, investigators could only secure one right thumbprint for identification purposes.

Researchers have found that U.S. overdose death rates declined dramatically between 2023 and 2024, marking the first recorded drop in all four waves of the nation’s overdose crisis.

3D-printed guns are a growing threat to public safety. These guns have been called “untraceable.” Research is now putting this claim to the test.

The cutting-edge technology leverages virtual reality (VR) and extended reality (XR) to create immersive and interactive crime scene environments.

The Elmira Police Department and the FBI have identified a suspect in the 1964 murder of 12-year-old Mary Theresa Simpson, bringing answers in one of New York’s oldest cold cases.

In 1994, police in Seabrook, New Hampshire seized a human skull from a local business. The business owner claimed he had purchased the skull in New York, but investigators were unable to determine whe...

Critical breakthroughs were made possible by advances in forensic science and DNA analysis, which provided investigative opportunities unavailable at the time of the murders.

More than four decades after he was killed in a traffic collision in Ohio, the DNA Doe Project has identified Western Reserve Road John Doe as 41-year-old Charles Joseph Nunnenman III.

The “fantastic four” chemical standards focus on the four, hard biomaterials—nails, hair, bones and teeth—that provide a consistent and critical reference point for forensic anthropology and toxicolog...

Through this contract, Othram will identify, locate, and engage next-of-kin of unaccounted-for Marines to support DNA reference sample collection for repatriation and historical case resolution.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in collaboration with the Park County Sheriff’s Office and the Park County Coroner’s Office, is making a renewed and expanded appeal for public assistance i...

When her DNA results came through, however, it was clear that all of the unidentified woman’s matches were very distantly related to her.

After 57 years, the Wake County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim of a 1968 homicide—a breakthrough made possible through the dedication of partner agencies and advancements in forensic genea...

Now, DNA has confirmed the identity of one of those victims, likely the first one buried on Baumeister's property at Fox Hollow Farm.

Vernon was reported missing after disappearing from nearby Albuquerque; she had last been seen on June 4, 2022, six weeks before her body was found under a tree on a Los Lunas property.

While the police department knows the identity of both parents, their names are not being released at this time. This identification represents a major step forward in the case and has renewed efforts...

The state of Ohio is continuing to experience a rise in drug seizures involving carfentanil, while forensic labs have detected a new opioid compound in the state.

Williamson’s body was found by a maintenance worker Aug. 1, 1978 at Poole Knobs Recreation Area on Jones Road near La Vergne. An autopsy showed he suffered multiple gunshot wounds and severe burns.

After many attempts to obtain a DNA profile for Jane Doe, Astrea Forensics' work resulted in a genealogy profile that has been uploaded to accessible investigative genetic genealogy databases.

The only physical evidence located at the scene of a quadruple assault and homicide of teenagers has been linked to known serial killer Robert Eugene Brashers who, years later, died by suicide during ...

Sales of the overdose reversal medication naloxone increased after it was made available to the public without a prescription but then dipped quickly in the period following debut of over-the-counter ...

Police in one of the most affluent counties in Maryland have not only solved the department’s oldest cold case homicide, but also reunited the victim’s surviving adult children who were unaware of wha...

Joann’s remains were discovered on September 8, 1992, by a passerby in a wooded area of Harris County, Texas.

Nearly 50 years after her serial killer father allegedly murdered her, the DNA Doe Project has identified the little girl found in a barrel in Bear Brook State Park in 2000.

Twenty three years after the skull of a woman was found in a plastic bag in Houlton, Wisconsin, the DNA Doe Project has identified her as 92-year-old Alyce Catharina Peterson. Peterson had died in hos...

In January 2024, this additional forensic examination resulted in the detection of DNA on the victim’s underwear.

Detectives believe that Vera Bryant and her boyfriend James Hedgepeth, both now deceased, were involved in the murder of Carl. Detectives also suspect that Carl’s infant brother, James Bryant, was kil...

On Nov. 28, 1992, skeletal remains were found partially buried in the marsh grass on Route 95 South in Newburyport. An autopsy was conducted, and although no cause of death was declared, the body was ...

By 1967, Martha lost contact with her family, who, concerned for her welfare, traveled to Chicago in a determined effort to find her.

The Washington County District Attorney’s Office has applied for and been awarded $14,000 from the Oregon Cold Case Investigators Association to reexamine a 1994 cold case homicide.

Hulliger was 36-years-old when he was lost at sea with a friend while fishing in Monterey Bay on January 14, 1997. His friend and boatmate, Greg Mitchell, has never been found.

In the wake of the Missy Woods scandal, an independent assessment of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation’s Forensic Services section has found past deficiencies that included inadequate accountabilit...

British Forensic Science Service scientists found DNA on the items. Their laboratory generated DNA data files. But they couldn't interpret their DNA mixture data. “Inconclusive,” they said.

The citizen reported coming across a piece of rolled up carpet that, when opened, revealed human skeletal remains along with several articles of clothing and jewelry.

Two decades after being killed by a train in Yavapai County, Arizona, Darrin Allen Morgan has been identified.

Anthropology students and faculty from Southeast Missouri State University played a key role in identifying human remains discovered in the Mississippi River in 2022, bringing long-awaited closure to ...

The City of Tulsa’s 1921 Graves Investigation has identified James Goings as the second “new” victim of the Tulsa Race Massacre through veterans’ records and family history.

The Volusia Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with FDLE, has identified remains discovered in 2007 as belonging to Robert Martin, a man who had previously been reported missing while diving.

A man was found under a bridge in Phoenix, Arizona on October 13, 2011. He had apparently died as the result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He had no identification on him when he was found.

Now, police are certain they have identified the man actually responsible for Brow’s murder after modern-day analysis of blood left at the crime scene and subsequent genetic genealogy.

Almost three decades after her discovery, the remains of a young woman found in Fulton County have been identified as Kiyona Arnold.

A marriage announcement from 1960 recorded a couple marrying in Indiana, and the team’s research connected the Doe’s DNA to the families of both the husband and wife.

Using genealogy, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Cold Case Unit has identified a woman whose dismembered torso and religious pendants were found in a San Jose field in 1981.

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At the scene, the tablets were found to contain a nitazene, allowing authorities to put out a drug warning within 36 hours of the initial death—possibly saving others from a similar fate.

A grant awarded to ADFS will now fund the advanced testing required—procedures which typically range in cost from $15,000 to $20,000.