More witnesses took the stand Friday in Tavaris Jackson’s murder trial, including a latent print examiner, a forensic biologist and an EMS paramedic. Sarah Rambadt, a forensic scientist in the biology ...

Prosecutors at Karen Read's second murder trial on Friday focused on DNA found on items collected from the crime scene and on clothing of her Boston police officer boyfriend. Read, 45, is accused of ...

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In a French criminal trial, conventional DNA analysis couldn’t distinguish between twin brothers, but emerging scientific methods could help in such cases.

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 ...

DENVER (KDVR) — A forensic scientist is no longer working with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation after “anomalies” were discovered in her DNA testing work. According to CBI, the former CBI employee ...

On Tuesday, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office identified the remains of a Eureka man who was lost at sea over 35 years ago thanks to the aid of a genetic genealogy company. Milton Leon Pelligrini ...

As the FBI awaits the DNA results from the glove recovered nearly two miles form Nancy Guthrie's home, a forensic genealogist ...

Legislators should increase state funding for DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy of unidentified human remains, a state task force recommended. The recommendations came from a Washington task ...

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 ...