Authorities say advances in forensic genetic genealogy solved two cold cases in Brockton, Massachusetts, identifying a ...

You’ve seen it countless times. Police scope out the scene of a crime and find a piece of evidence: a strand of hair, a blood sample, a bullet casing. It goes to the lab, and after forensic scientists ...

Advances in DNA sequencing technology help forensic biologists identify suspects where traditional DNA profiling has failed, ...

Lab at UNH analyzes and identifies human skeletal remains. It’s contributed to solving a number of cold cases in recent years ...

When a homicide detective in California’s Central Valley last year reopened the investigation into the unsolved killing of a bakery owner, she turned to an increasingly popular forensic tool credited ...

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.

Of the 4,017 adult sex crime incident reports that had been suspended, the forensic science center reported 1,147 had associated sexual assault kits that were tested for DNA. 76 of those kits found ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C (WCIV) — There will soon be a new tool to fight and solve crime across the Lowcountry, with the Tri-County Biological Science Center on Leeds Avenue building unveiled today. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a Hartford courtroom on Tuesday morning, prosecutors will begin presenting evidence in a case that went cold for years — a ...

Last week the Texas Senate advanced a bill that would prevent the use of witness statements made while under hypnosis in criminal cases. Senate Bill 338, authored by Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, a ...

A Minnesota cybersecurity and computer forensics expert whose testimony has featured in thousands of courtroom trials over the past 30 years is facing questions about his credentials and an inquiry ...