After 9,257 days, a cigarette butt and forensic genetic genealogy helped in the arrest of a 58-year-old man for sex crimes ...

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, ...

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 ...

Conjuring evidence out of the air may someday be possible in criminal investigations, thanks to ongoing research on the ...

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 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.

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 ...

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 ...

May 22—WASHINGTON U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Peter Welch (D-VT) on Thursday introduced the Carla Walker Act, which would dedicate existing federal grant funds to support forensic genetic ...

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 ...

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 FBI credited ...

After 9,257 days, a cigarette butt and forensic genetic genealogy helped in the arrest of a 58-year-old man for sex crimes ...