Through continued investigative efforts, detectives identified a family who had not heard from a relative in several decades.

The Wake County Bureau of Forensic Services’ Crime Scene Science Division recently became the first crime scene science division in the state to receive an accreditation under the ISO 17025 Standard, ...

The findings point to common challenges: investigative tools, resources and expertise are struggling to keep pace with the forms and volume of digital evidence created by modern technologies.

A Victorian cold case shows how DNA and family history can work together—and why this powerful technique demands care.

Through educational sessions, presentations and opportunities for collaboration, ISHI connects experts from across the ...

The investigation took an unexpected turn earlier this year when detectives learned that one of the suspects had died just two days before DNA evidence linked him to the crime.

A new study finds both autistic and non-autistic suspects may be judged more harshly if any idiosyncratic behaviors in ...

The initiative brings together forensic science with ethical, cultural and legal approaches to help families resolve the ...

“Photo 51” was a cleaner version of an earlier X-ray image—Photo 49—that Rosalind Franklin had already used to calculate key features of DNA, challenging long-held assumptions about her role in the ...

Forensic scientists, medical examiners, emergency response personnel, and organ and tissue donation professionals in Milwaukee County now share one roof. The State of Wisconsin and Milwaukee County ...

DNA Analysis The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) is working with 12 hospitals, 64 police departments, forensic nurses, and labs in Erie, Lancaster, and York Counties to pilot ...

Digital Forensics Over the last several years, there has been a growth in the number of options for the public to submit images and videos directly to agencies. This has been an enormous help, as it ...