The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office says its Forensic Science Laboratory DNA facility is now fully functional. The sheriff’s office said the lab halted DNA testing after identifying a DNA profile ...

Suggested Citation: "Executive Summary." National Research Council. 1996. The Evaluation of Forensic DNA Evidence. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5141. This committee was ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Two recent cold cases in Hampton Roads were cracked open by DNA evidence. “It could be clothing, it could be weapons, it could be swabs, like a Q-tip, it could be a rape kit that’s ...

Three months after Nancy Guthrie’s abduction, forensic science experts believe DNA evidence could be the key to solving the case. Arizona State University professor April Stonehouse explained that ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C (WCIV) — There will soon be a new tool to fight and solve crime across the Lowcountry, with the Tri-County Biological Science Center on Leeds Avenue building unveiled today. The ...

Nancy Guthrie case update: Three months after her abduction, Nancy Guthrie, mother of 'Today' co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, ...

The following overview reflects information shared in presentations from multiple workshop speakers. They should not be construed as consensus or exhaustive definitions of the topics discussed. What ...

You’ve seen it countless times. Police scope out the scene of a crime and find a piece of evidence: a strand of hair, a blood sample, a bullet casing. It goes to the lab, and after forensic scientists ...

The Guam Police Department plans to relaunch a dedicated cold case unit as early as July or August, targeting 110 to 130 ...

The Florida Supreme Court has ordered additional DNA analysis in the decades-old death penalty case of James Duckett, which could delay his execution further and raise questions about his conviction.

The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that skeletal remains found nearly 50 years ago along Interstate 75 ...

MINNEAPOLIS — At least 75 DNA samples at the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office Forensic Science Laboratory have potentially been contaminated. The sheriff's office says the contamination was discovered ...