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Forensics: Brian Laundrie’s bones showed signs of being eaten by wild animals, autopsy reveals
Laundrie’s remains were discovered “scattered” near his backpack on October 20 of last year at Florida’s vast Carlton Reserve. — Read on http://www.yahoo.com/news/brian-laundries-bones-showed-signs-185633179.html
Forensics: Washington dumps state-wide ME system bill. Effort to address critical shortage of forensic pathologists stalls
East WA state death investigations ship their bodies by FedEx for autopsies. 33 out of 39 counties have elected coroners. Senate Bill 5776 would have, among other things, created a state violence and death investigation resource center. Plans for the … Continue reading
Forensics: Phenotype DNA composite images shedding new light on cold cases
It’s a major tool used in law enforcement investigations: DNA, the genetic data collected at crime scenes. It can lead to a suspect or identify a victim, when it’s matched to DNA in a database. But what if there are … Continue reading
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Forensic UK: Commitee established to study age estimation of asylum seekers. Headed by Dame Sue Black.
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Forensics: US DOJ DNA database at work. Human remains found decades ago now tied to 1970s cold case. #NamUS
Linda LeBeau went missing in 1977, remains found in 1986 have now been identified as belonging to her — Read on news.yahoo.com/human-remains-found-decades-ago-202443704.html
Forensics: Genealogy DNA. Remains, found in Lincoln, identified more than 9 years later
The case began when a Talladega County deputy and a reserve officer working at the Racetrack during race week located human remains behind an abandoned house on Allred Road. — Read on http://www.wsfa.com/2022/01/14/remains-found-lincoln-identified-more-than-9-years-later/
Forensics: Satellites and geology methods. The science that is helping researchers find the ‘disappeared’ in Latin America
Researchers are using modern forensic techniques to find the bodies of victims of civil conflict in Latin America. — Read on uk.news.yahoo.com/science-helping-researchers-disappeared-latin-112505035.html
Forensics: Genealogy DNA. Oak Ridge turns to DNA testing to solve ‘Baby Wyatt Doe’ case | wbir.com
The city of Oak Ridge approved a measure on Monday to accept a more than $5,000 grant in hopes of identifying a newborn baby boy found dead in Melton Lake in 2020. — Read on http://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/oak-ridge-receives-grant-for-dna-testing-in-baby-wyatt-doe-case/51-ead00789-8159-4e37-a9e1-f99a4e08f709
Forensics: Despite OK denying reparations: Remains of 1921 Tulsa Massacre to be identified at DNA lab.
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) – It was a story from her great-aunt that stayed with Jeanetta Williams. Williams, the head of the NAACP, Salt Lake branch grew up in Oklahoma and her great-aunt was a child in 1921. Back then, … Continue reading
Forensics: A national disaster: Mexican government says it can’t identify 52,000 corpses due to ‘forensic crisis’ | Daily Mail Online
As many as 31,000 of the 52,000 bodies that have not been identified by Mexican forensic units were recovered from mass graves between 2006 and 2019, and linked to the country’s war with cartels. — Read on http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10347737/Mexican-government-says-identify-52-000-corpses-forensic-crisis.html
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