This Week in Forensic Science

No one has hours to scour the papers to keep up with the latest news, so we’ve curated the top news stories in the field of Forensic Science for this week. Here’s what you need to know to get out the door!       Second Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Grant Enables Modern Re-Testing (Forensic – […]

Reduce Research Hours by Utilizing X-DNA Matches

Today’s blog is written by guest blogger Rhonda Kevorkian, DNA Doe Project   Are you using all the clues of autosomal DNA? The X chromosome can play a crucial role in complementing autosomal DNA results. The unique inheritance pattern can provide valuable clues, eliminating lines as you build family trees saving valuable research time.   […]

This Week in Forensic Science

No one has hours to scour the papers to keep up with the latest news, so we’ve curated the top news stories in the field of Forensic Science for this week. Here’s what you need to know to get out the door!       Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Teams with Othram to Identify 2020 Jane […]

There are 750 Unidentified Human Remains in Australia. Could Your DNA Help Solve One of These Cold Cases?

Today’s blog is written by guest bloggers Jodie Ward, Associate Professor, Centre for Forensic Science, University of Technology Sydney and Dennis McNevin, Professor of Forensic Genetics, University of Technology Sydney. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.   Yesterday it was announced the Australian Federal Police […]

This Week in Forensic Science

No one has hours to scour the papers to keep up with the latest news, so we’ve curated the top news stories in the field of Forensic Science for this week. Here’s what you need to know to get out the door!       DNA, Crime Scene Evidence Pointed to Father in 1981 Child Murders […]

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: Forensic Resources

Today’s guest blog is written by Patricia Davis, The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Reposted from the ISHI Report with permission.   Along a quiet cemetery access road in Woodlawn, Maryland, just west of Baltimore, the body of a teenage girl was found wrapped in a white sheet, someone’s child. She’d been murdered – suffocated – […]

Innocence After Guilt Episode 6: Learned Lessons – Moving Forward

According to the National Registry of Exonerations, there have been 3,337 exonerations since 1989 accounting for more than 29,500 years lost. In our quest for justice, how do we work to eliminate wrongful convictions? What has history taught us? What role has forensic DNA played since its emergence? In this video series we delve into […]