The Missing Piece Episode 1: Carla Walker
For years, victims were listed on cold case files in law enforcement evidence boxes. While never forgotten, limitations in forensic science prevented their cases from being closed. Families waited decades for answers and justice while their killers remained unidentified. In 2018, a new tool for crime solving rose to prominence as the […]
Announcing ISHI 32: Attend In Person or Virtually
The 32nd International Symposium on Human Identification (ISHI 32) will be held this September at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Florida. Long time conference attendees might remember that Coronado Springs Resort played host to ISHI 10 in the way back year of 1999. A raft of innovations has transformed forensic science since […]
The Foundling: Updates on Paul Fronczak’s Inspiring Story
Like most kids before Christmas, 10 year-old Paul Fronczak was eager to learn what presents would be waiting for him under the tree. As he ducked into the crawlspace, he discovered boxes that had been tucked away towards the back. His anticipation grew as he began to peer into the boxes, imagination wild with what […]
Forensic Genealogy and Missing Persons Cases
In this interview, we talk with Dr. Bruce Budowle, Director for the Center for Human Identification at the University of North Texas Health Science Center to learn more about the challenges that come with identifying missing persons cases and how forensic genetic genealogy is becoming a powerful tool to provide identities. Dr. Budowle began his […]
February 2021 Issue of The ISHI Report Now Live
Greetings from Madison, Wisconsin. This issue of The ISHI Report finds us looking forward to warmer weather and the beginning of the end of life under COVID. The past year has been a slog for many of us. Some have experienced the loss of a friend or family member, financial hardships and emotional stress. […]
ISHI 32 Updates
The ISHI team has been working diligently behind the scenes to prepare for ISHI 32. After many discussions, we are happy to announce that we are planning to hold the conference in person this year at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort from September 13-16, 2021. If the situation changes so it becomes unsafe to hold an […]
Searching for Our Next ISHI Student Ambassador
Are you a student pursuing a degree in forensic science? Are you passionate about sharing your research with future generations? Can you “hashtag this” quicker than you can pipette? Would you like to win free registration for ISHI 32 in Orlando? If so, we invite you to apply to become an ISHI Student Ambassador. […]
Identifying the Oldest Doe Using Forensic Genetic Genealogy: Henry Joseph Loveless
In the summer of 1979, a family was searching for artifacts in Buffalo Cave, a dark lava tube outside of the small and remote town of Dubois, Idaho. Approximately 200 feet from the opening of the cave, the family discovered a burlap sack containing a mummified, clothed, and dismembered headless torso. In early spring of […]
The Ancestry of the Ecuadorian “Mestiza” Population in Light of Informative Markers of Ancestry, Mitochondrial DNA and STRs of Sex Chromosomes
The Ecuadorian population is the result of a complex mix of three different origins: indigenous peoples, European and Afro-Americans. The mestizos comprise 71.9% of the inhabitants, according to the last census of the country, and are predominantly descendants of the mixture of Spanish men and native women, during Spanish colonization. With this work it was […]
