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Forensics: More funding for #NamUS. Tillis, Hoeven unveil bill to coordinate data for missing persons, unidentified human remains
Tillis, Hoeven unveil bill to coordinate data for missing persons, unidentified human remains – Ripon Advance — Read on riponadvance.com/stories/tillis-hoeven-unveil-bill-to-coordinate-data-for-missing-persons-unidentified-human-remains/
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Forensics: Genealogy again. Remains found in Hancock County in 1990s ID’ed as missing Cleveland woman
A woman whose remains were discovered in Hancock County in 1994 have been identified nearly 30 years after the fact. — Read on http://www.wrtv.com/news/public-safety/remains-found-in-hancock-county-in-1990s-ided-as-missing-cleveland-woman
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Forensics: Forensic genealogy helps to solve the mystery of The Somerton Man
In this episode of the What Remains podcast we tell you how a professor and a genealogist teamed up to solve one of the oldest mysteries in the world. — Read on http://www.wral.com/forensic-genealogy-helps-to-solve-the-mystery-of-the-somerton-man/20517698/
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Forensics: Special team of divers searching Allegheny River finds 100 cars, hoping to close cold cases
Special team of divers searching Allegheny River finds 100 cars, hoping to close cold cases – WPXI — Read on http://www.wpxi.com/video/special-team-divers-searching-allegheny-river-finds-100-cars-hoping-close-cold-cases/9fdb571c-8d57-4b67-9960-7751bb9abf10/
Forensics: Black Americans seven times more likely to be wrongfully convicted – Mississippi Today
They spent 26 years on Mississippi’s death row for murders they did not commit — only to walk free last year. They are far from alone. — Read on mississippitoday.org/2022/10/11/black-americans-wrongfully-convicted/
Forensics: Bodies exhumed from mass grave in Ukraine’s liberated Lyman
LYMAN, Ukraine (AP) — Covered head-to-toe in protective suits, forensic workers pulled several bodies wrapped in black plastic from a mass grave Tuesday in Ukraine’s devastated city of Lyman, part of an arduous effort to piece together evidence of what … Continue reading
Forensics: I Told You So. Forensic Bitemark Analysis Not Supported by Sufficient Data, NIST Draft Review Finds | NIST
NIST scientific foundation reviews address issues of accuracy, reliability and validity in forensic science. — Read on http://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/10/forensic-bitemark-analysis-not-supported-sufficient-data-nist-draft-review
Forensics: #NamUS says 600K missing, 4K bodies every year. 1000 unidentified. Skeletal Remains Found in Park by Hiker Identified as Missing Man
Peter Myers, 68, was last seen in the summer, according to police. — Read on http://www.newsweek.com/skeletal-remains-found-park-hiker-identified-missing-man-1750285
Forensics: USF anthropologists begin transfer of ancient ancestors to Native American tribes
USF anthropologists begin transfer of ancient ancestors to Native American tribes I USF News — Read on http://www.usf.edu/news/2022/usf-anthropologists-begin-transfer-of-ancient-ancestors-to-native-american-tribes.aspx
Forensics: Just like fingerprints? Gait analysis forensics following other biometrics into the courtroom
Next steps to advance the field of forensic gait analysis include the formation of an international organization for gait analysis. — Read on http://www.biometricupdate.com/202210/gait-analysis-forensics-following-other-biometrics-into-the-courtroom
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