Category Archives: Forensic Science

Forensics: #NamUS case. Genealogical Genetics. After 37 years, Claiborne County John Doe is identified

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) Partners with Othram to Identify Claiborne County John Doe — Read on dnasolves.com/articles/jerry-harrison-tennessee/

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Forensics: Persistence of Touch DNA for Analysis | National Institute of Justice

Since the first use of DNA evidence in a criminal case in 1986 [1], forensic scientists have considered biological material (such as hair, skin, and bodily fluids) to be relatively reliable physical evidence.   Straight from the Researcher’s Mouth Listen … Continue reading

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Forensics: Annually 4400 Unidentified Persons found in the US. Man found dead in LB after stabbing has not been identified

The dead body of a man found in Long Beach in February has yet to be identified. — Read on sigtrib.com/man-found-dead-in-lb-after-stabbing-has-not-been-identified-long-beach-news/

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Forensics: Bitemarkers Beware. The Good and Bad Legacies of Forensic Odontology

Open Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/19424396.2023.2210331

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Forensics: Inconclusive opinions all over the map. Validity of forensic cartridge-case comparisons | PNAS

This article presents key findings from a research project that evaluated the validity and probative value of cartridge-case comparisons under fiel… — Read on http://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2210428120

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Forensics: Bill Bass’ legacy. How Body Farms Are Helping Forensics Solve Murders

Bill started the first taphonomy facility decades ago in Tennessee. Body farms, also known as taphonomic research facilities, are laboratories that study how human bodies decompose in a number of different environments. — Read on http://www.newsweek.com/body-farms-decomposing-bodies-forensic-science-murder-1798397

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Forenscis: Kudos to #NamUS and RTI for Genetic Geneaology on this case. Human remains discovered in 1990 finally identified

Human remains discovered in 1990 finally identified | The Ely Times — Read on elynews.com/2023/04/19/human-remains-discovered-in-1990-finally-identified/

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Forensics: Good for him. UC Irvine’s Leo Chavez elected to membership in the American Academy of Arts & Sciences | UCI News | UCI

Renowned anthropologist studies international migration, particularly among Latinos — Read on news.uci.edu/2023/04/19/uc-irvines-leo-chavez-elected-to-membership-in-the-american-academy-of-arts-sciences/

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Forensics: Inadequate forensic funding redux. Tougher drug penalties mean more work, longer waits at state crime labs

Texas lawmakers want tougher criminal penalties for possession of delta-8 and fentanyl. But that would mean much more work for the crime labs handling most of the drug testing for the state’s 254 counties. — Read on http://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/12/texas-drugs-crime-evidence/

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Forensics: Searching for descendants. Tulsa Race Massacre investigators have sequenced DNA from 6 possible victims

The work is part of a years-long effort to get an accurate count of how many people were killed when a white mob decimated the city’s prosperous Greenwood enclave, leaving upward of 300 people dead. — Read on http://www.npr.org/2023/04/12/1169464890/tulsa-race-massacre-dna-sequencing-mass-graves

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