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'Sexome' microbes swapped during sex could aid forensic investigations
Forensic scientists investigating cases of sexual assault may be able to use the genital microbiome to identify the ...
Comics Help Jurors Understand Forensic Testimony, New Study Finds
The research, conducted by the University of Dundee’s Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science, examined whether ...
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Firearm Forensics Is Still Troubled by Systemic Failure
Three forensic examiners at the Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory last year mistakenly concluded that cartridge cases from ...
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The Role of Digital Forensics Expert Witnesses
In the digital age, the courtroom has evolved. It’s no longer just about physical evidence and eyewitness accounts. Today, ...
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The ‘sexome’: A new forensic tool to identify perpetrators
The bacterial composition of our genital microbiome is as unique as we are, and it's transferred during sex, according to new ...
Darlington murderer Simon Vickers' account 'wholly inconsistent with forensic evidence'
Christopher Atkinson, Head of the Complex Casework Unit for CPS North East, said the dad's accounts were 'inconsistent' ...
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Cold case solved: Forensics lab in The Woodlands identifies pregnant 24-year-old’s murderer
After nearly three decades, the murder of 24-year-old Donna Oglive, who was strangled in Toronto in 1998, has been solved.
Medical examiners resolute in Evelyn Boswell’s cause of death, forensic evidence shared
Prosecutors aimed to isolate Megan Boswell as the sole person to blame in her daughter Evelyn Boswell’s death during Tuesday’s court proceedings. Jurors ...
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New DNA evidence leads to arrest in 1995 murder case
Willie Rodgers has been indicted for the 1995 murder of Earnestine Mortimore in Riviera Beach, thanks to new DNA evidence and witness interviews.
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Medical examiners, forensics specialists give details in Boswell trial
The sixth day of testimony in the trial of Megan Boswell on Tuesday included medical examiners, DNA and latent print analysts ...
Nuclear DNA evidence in alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann's case should be admissible at trial, Suffolk DA's Office says
The office argues nuclear DNA science is "generally accepted" within the scientific community and "based upon technology that ...
Blurry photo solves 20-year-old cold murder case
A blurry photo deemed unusable by detectives decades ago became the key piece of evidence that solved a 20-year-old cold murder case and led to an arrest.