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Forensics: The sensitive forensic teams identifying bodies of Hamas’s hostages
At the Abu Kabir institute in Jaffa, doctors are using their expertise to verify the dead and return them to their Israeli families waiting to mourn — Read on http://www.thetimes.com/world/middle-east/israel-hamas-war/article/hamas-hostages-bodies-return-forensic-teams-80dbf7sr6
Forensics: Horrific killings of 4 female teenagers. What to know about the new suspect identified in Texas’ infamous yogurt shop killings
Austin police have identified a new suspect in the 1991 yogurt shop murders of four teenage girls — Read on abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/new-suspect-identified-texas-infamous-yogurt-shop-killings-126002530
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Forensics: Gene therapy slows disease. Huntington’s disease successfully treated for first time
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC. — Read on http://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cevz13xkxpro
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Forensics: US serial killer case opens door to using cutting-edge DNA data in courts
New York trial could set a legal precedent by admitting findings from whole-genome sequencing as evidence. — Read on http://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03102-8
Forensics: Incredible story of mistakes and lies used to convict. Plus a forensic quack. Oregon police, forensics lab actions result in $14 million payout for Coos County man
Oregon police, forensics lab actions result in $14 million payout for Coos County man – OPB — Read on http://www.opb.org/article/2025/09/22/oregon-police-crime-coos-county-nicholas-mcguffin-lawsuit/
Forensics: Methylation of DNA indicates age of human remains. From Argentina to NJIT: Fulbright Scholar Tackles Forensic Cases of the Unidentified
From Argentina to NJIT: Fulbright Scholar Tackles Forensic Cases of the Unidentified — Read on news.njit.edu/argentina-njit-fulbright-scholar-tackles-forensic-cases-unidentified
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Forensics: Investigators reveal full strength of Kohberger DNA evidence: ‘amazing’
Genetic genealogy traced DNA from the Idaho murders crime scene to Bryan Kohberger’s family tree as investigators raced to identify a suspect in the case. — Read on http://www.foxnews.com/us/idaho-killer-left-behind-catastrophic-evidence-fast-tracked-his-capture-investigators-reveal
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Forensics: Retired detective’s discovery solves 84 cases in Baltimore County
FREELAND, Md. — On a tranquil 40-acre farm in Freeland, Maryland, Rose Brady enjoys a quiet life, far removed from her groundbreaking career with the Baltimore — Read on foxbaltimore.com/news/local/cold-case-detective-true-crime-solve-cases-baltimore-county
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Forensics: First time ever. DNA Analysis Leads to Individual Twin in 1987 Rape Cold Case
DNA Analysis Leads to Individual Twin in 1987 Rape Cold Case — Read on http://www.forensicmag.com/3594-All-News/621193-DNA-Analysis-Leads-to-Individual-Twin-in-1987-Rape-Cold-Case/
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Forensics: DNA from rootless hair. Gilgo Beach killings: Judge allows cutting-edge DNA technology in case against suspect Rex Heuermann | CNN
Evidence derived from cutting-edge DNA technology that prosecutors say points directly at Rex Heuermann being the Gilgo Beach serial killer will be admissible at his trial, a Suffolk County judge ruled Wednesday. — Read on http://www.cnn.com/2025/09/03/us/gilgo-beach-rex-heuermann-dna-ruling
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