Scientists investigating a murder mystery dating back more than 80 years have made a breakthrough that could finally identify the victim.
Daily Archives: January 14, 2014
DNA found in Northamptonshire ‘blazing car’ murder case
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Posted in Cold Cases
Staffing issues delay evidence testing in FDLE crime labs
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, loss of staff is causing a significant delay in evidence processing that could potentially help solve hit-and-run cases in the area.
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Grand Opening For MNPD Madison Precinct, DNA Crime Lab
The $40-million, state-of-the-art facility will have new cutting edge technology and also house a new DNA crime lab.
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Hair Analysis: The Root of the Evidence Problem
The Texas Forensic Science Commission voted unanimously Friday morning to move forward with a first-in-the-nation review of state criminal convictions that included testimony on microscopic hair analysis – a field of forensics deemed unreliable in a sweeping 2009 report on the state of forensics by the National Academy of Sciences.
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