Category Archives: US Crime labs

Forensics: Tattoo and DNA. Investigators close in on Guthrie suspect

Investigators close in on Guthrie suspect — Read on http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/investigators-close-in-on-guthrie-suspect/gm-GMFE54C8F6

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Forensics: Crime scene blood stains can be damning—even after cleaning

Cleaning blood from a violent crime scene can complicate crime scene investigations, particularly when accurate evidence is required for a conviction in court. A new study led by Flinders University, published in the Australian … — Read on phys.org/news/2026-02-crime-scene-blood-damning.html

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Forensics: Incarceration. ICE Detention Centers Face Huge Backlash—Before They’ve Even Been Built

Turns out ICE has bad PR. — Read on http://www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-detention-centers-face-huge-backlash-before-even-built

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Forensics: “Haven of fraud.” Bondi and Blanche take credit for ongoing case with local agencies.

Office of Public Affairs | Fraud Tourists Plead Guilty to Minneapolis Medicaid Fraud | United States Department of Justice — Read on http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/fraud-tourists-plead-guilty-minneapolis-medicaid-fraud

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Forensics: Minnesota ICE operations cost $70K per detainee?

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Forensics: $11M spent to correct. Former Colorado crime lab scientist pleads not guilty to mishandling evidence.

Prosecutors filed 102 charges against former analyst Yvonne Woods after an internal investigation uncovered irregularities that called into question a decade’s worth of test results. — Read on http://www.courthousenews.com/former-colorado-crime-lab-scientist-pleads-not-guilty-to-mishandling-evidence/

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Forensics: Hanky Panky in the Crime Lab. Misconduct alleged at Niagara County Forensics Lab

Buffalo & WNY Investigative Reporting Center — Read on http://www.investigativepost.org/2026/01/22/lawsuit-surfaces-misconduct-allegations-at-crime-lab/

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Forensics: Speaker Mike Johnson’s Louisiana distict has a much worse murder rate but Chicago is the target. Northern District of Illinois | U.S. Attorney’s Office and Other DOJ Components Provide Update on Increased Federal Prosecutions and Ongoing Strategies to Combat Violent Crime in Chicago

Northern District of Illinois | U.S. Attorney’s Office and Other DOJ Components Provide Update on Increased Federal Prosecutions and Ongoing Strategies to Combat Violent Crime in Chicago | United States Department of Justice — Read on http://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/us-attorneys-office-and-other-doj-components-provide-update-increased-federal

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Forensics: Im jealous. Chico State to Break Ground on New Human Identification Laboratory – Chico State Today

Excellence in research and education. Too bad US forensic dentists have no equivalent. Their specialty is dieing. Rapid DNA testing human remains leads the way. When completed, the new 28,600-square-foot facility will replace the existing laboratory and enable the team … Continue reading

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Forensics: Crime scene. Who does the investigation? ICE agent wounds marshal and TikTok streamer, who is charged with assault – Los Angeles Times

Carlitos Ricardo Parias was charged Tuesday night with assault on a federal officer after the immigration operation in L.A. in which the suspect and a U.S. marshal were injured. — Read on http://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-10-21/immigration-enforcement-hurt-operation-southla

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