Forensic

03/15/2024

Dentures Provide Clues as DDP Identifies 1996 John Doe

Read the article here - https://www.forensicmag.com/1996-John-Doe-Identified/

DNA Doe Project

Ward Raymond Thomas, aged 54 at the time of his disappearance, vanished from a Veteran’s Medical facility in Chillicothe, Ohio in 1972. It would be 24 years before his skull was located in the Scioto River in the same area.

03/14/2024

35% of Drugs Bought on Dark Web are Not as Advertised

Read the article here - https://www.forensicmag.com/Dark-Web-Illicit-Drugs/

Scientists recently tested illicit drugs purchased online and were not surprised to find about 35% were not what they said they were, increasing the risk of unwanted side effects, potential overdose and death.

01/19/2024

Genealogy Identifies Woman Murdered in 1991

Read the article here - https://www.forensicmag.com/Genealogy-Identifies-1991-Victim/

In April 1993, a biologist discovered a grave covered with a handmade quilt and several large rocks.

01/16/2024

After nearly 13 years Kern County Medical Examiner’s office and the DNA Doe Project have identified the remains of a 2011 murder victim, bringing closure to a decade-old investigation.

Read the article here - https://www.forensicmag.com/2011-Murder-Victim-Identified/

On March 29, 2011, Kaplan’s partially decomposed body was found in a vineyard in Arvin, California. The head and thumbs were missing from the co**se, and her body had been drained of blood.

01/10/2024

A team of engineers from Columbia University and the University at Buffalo, SUNY say they have built and trained an AI that has proven not every fingerprint is unique.

01/10/2024

Seizures Identified as Potential Cause of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Read the article here - https://www.forensicmag.com/Research-Unveils-SIDS-Seizures-Link/

In a study designed to better understand sudden unexpected deaths in young children, which usually occur during sleep, researchers have identified brief seizures accompanied by muscle convulsions as a potential cause.

01/08/2024

Investigators have fully digitized more than 1 million pages of documents leading to new investigation recommendations in JonBenet Ramsey murder case after 27 years.

Read the article here - https://www.forensicmag.com/New-Recommendations-in-JonBenet-Ramsey-Case/

The Colorado Cold Case Review Team has spent the last year reviewing the JonBenet Ramsey homicide investigation to generate investigative recommendations, which the Boulder Police Department and the Boulder District Attorney are getting ready to act on.

01/05/2024

New Drug Adulterant is More Potent than Zombie Drug

Read the article here - https://www.forensicmag.com/New-Drug-Adulterant/

The Center for Forensic Science Research and Education has issued a public health alert regarding a novel psychoactive substance seen recently in illicit drug material that is similar to but even more potent than xylazine, the so-called “zombie drug.”

11/20/2023

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11/07/2023

Decomposed Body found in Landfill in 1989 Now Identified

Read the article here - https://www.forensicmag.com/Decomposed-Body-Identified/

DNASolves Advocates

More than three decades later, a man whose body was found in a Spokane, WA landfill is now known to be Clifford Wayne Bippes, born September 25, 1943.

11/03/2023

Interesting acquisition in the digital forensics realm!

Read this blog article to learn about Exterro founder and CEO Bobby Balachandran's thoughts about the future of data discovery and the reasoning behind Exterro's acquisition of Divebell.

10/16/2023

Genealogy Identifies Now-deceased Killer in 1986 Homicide

Read the article here - https://www.forensicmag.com/Genealogy-Identifies-Killer

Nearly 37-years after 29-year old Teresa Lee Scalf was brutally murdered in her Lakeland home, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office investigation can finally be closed following the analysis of DNA that confirmed the identity of her killer.

10/11/2023

Sketch Released of Suspect in 1960 R**e, Murder of 14-year-old

Read the article here - https://www.forensicmag.com/Suspect-Sketch-Released

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Paulding County Sheriff Jason K. Landers released a composite sketch of a suspect in a 1960 r**e-homicide and are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying him.

10/09/2023

Study: Interactive Lineup Boosts Eyewitness Accuracy

Read the article here - https://www.forensicmag.com/Interactive-Lineup

Researchers say eyewitness identifications can be made more accurate by leveraging technology that allows eyewitnesses to dynamically explore digital faces using a new interactive procedure.

10/04/2023

Decriminalizing Drug Possession Not Linked to More Overdose Deaths in Oregon, Washington

Read the article here - https://www.forensicmag.com/Decriminalizing-Drug-Possession

NYU Langone Health NYU Grossman School of Medicine

New research suggests that in Oregon and Washington, two states that implemented drug decriminalization policies in early 2021, there is no evidence of an association between decriminalization and fatal drug overdose rates.

09/27/2023

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09/26/2023

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Exterro

09/26/2023

'Disturbing' Man Linked to Second Cold Case, Possibly More Coming

Read the article here - https://www.forensicmag.com/Disturbing-Man-Cold-Case

Detectives with the Michigan State Police First District Cold Case Unit have identified a suspect in the 1982 murder of 16-year-old Kimberly Louiselle—the same man responsible for the 1983 r**e and murder of Christina Castiglione.

09/25/2023

Decades-Old Trove of DNA Evidence, Collected by Maryland Doctor, Leads to a Serial R**e Arrest

Read the article here - https://www.forensicmag.com/Serial-R**e-Arrest

ProPublica

A ProPublica investigation highlighted a critical collection of evidence and inspired a law to preserve it. Now, that evidence has been used to charge a man with three r**es.

09/21/2023

Recently acquired in vitro pharmacological data shows this emergent novel synthetic opioid—called N-pyrrolidino protonitazene (also protonitazepyne)—is 25x more potent than fentanyl.

09/20/2023

Connecticut’s attorney general has agreed to a $25.2 million settlement with two men who spent decades in prison for murder, based partly on evidence presented by famed forensic scientist Henry Lee that a judge later found was fabricated.

09/20/2023

Skeletonized Remains with Gunshot Wound Identified after 3 Years

Read the article here - https://www.forensicmag.com/Skeletonized-Remains-Identified

They found a young man, mostly skeletonized, lying face-down. The PMI was estimated at 2 weeks to a month and the cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound.

09/20/2023

New research out of UCLA shows the proportion of overdose deaths in the U.S. involving both fentanyl and stimulants has increased more than 50-fold since 2010—from 0.6% (235 deaths) in 2010 to 32.3% (34,429 deaths) in 2021.

09/14/2023

Suspect Confesses to 1994 Murder Hours After Police Visit

Read the article here - https://www.forensicmag.com/Cold-Case-Confession

In a series of unusual happenings, cold case detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department (Virginia) have obtained a full confession from the prime suspect in the brutal 1994 murder of a 37-year-old mother.

09/11/2023

Hit in DNA Database Proves Man's Innocence after 47 Years

Read the article here - https://www.forensicmag.com/DNA-Database-Proves-Innocence

Innocence Project

Mack’s wrongful conviction is the longest to be overturned based on new DNA evidence known to the Innocence Project. The actual assailant identified by this search has since confessed to the crime.

09/07/2023

On Friday, a new law takes effect in Texas to prioritize murder trials. But, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said that prioritization won’t mean anything with continued delays at local crime labs, specifically the Houston Forensic Science Center.

09/05/2023

George Wayne Aldridge, who was indicted earlier this year in Fayette County for three sexual assaults, is now facing an additional indictment for a sexual assault that occurred in Louisville in 2005.

09/01/2023

In a unique identification that may be the first of its kind, forensic, investigative and genealogical experts have given Ada Elizabeth Fritz her name back after 47 years.

08/28/2023

With opioid overdose deaths surging in the United States, many communities are in desperate need of solutions to bring down the body count. Among the most promising is strengthening prison reentry programs for highest-risk users.

08/25/2023

The team’s new study sheds light on the presence and transfer of human DNA on dogs, possibility expanding opportunities for DNA to assist in criminal investigations.