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 ...

Othram scientists work in a Texas-based lab to build genealogical profiles of missing people and crime suspects. In 1992, Pittsburgh Police and River Rescue recovered a man’s body from the Allegheny ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A Texas DNA lab has solved 18 cold cases in East Tennessee and more than 600 nationwide using technology unavailable anywhere else. Othram, a Houston-based forensic lab, uses ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - On April 10, 1976, Lubbock police officers found the body of a Lubbock mother. At 6:00 a.m., officers received a call about the rape and murder of the airport’s gate attendant, ...

New research reveals an innovative wildlife forensics method that uses advanced genetic tools and local DNA databases to help authorities solve complex environmental crimes involving multiple species.

HIPAA was not designed to protect patients in a world where their medical samples can be repurposed as a full forensic ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The use and success of forensic genealogy has exploded recently. Family trees and DNA are tracking down killers and identifying missing loved ones, often after decades. Now, Indiana ...

MERIDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — On Friday, an opening ceremony was held at the Connecticut Forensic Science Laboratory in Meriden, coinciding with National Forensic Science Week. “Sometimes people get it ...

Students at Licking Heights High School are getting a taste of real-world forensic science, thanks to the Amgen Biotech Experience. Funded by the Amgen Foundation, the program provides schools with ...

In this workshop session, moderated by Natalie Ram, University of Maryland King Carey School of Law, presenters provided perspective on law enforcement use of emerging forensic DNA technologies abroad ...