The case dates to July 2008, when a man surnamed Teng (鄧), who was 65 at the time, left his home in Hualien and did not ...

The Legislature has approved $500,000 to fund genetic genealogy and DNA testing for the backlog of unidentified remains in Washington. A total of 163 unidentified remains await further testing in ...

A former Colorado Bureau of Investigation forensic scientist violated standard testing protocols and manipulated DNA test results in hundreds of cases, prompting further investigation into her ...

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 ...

DEPENDING ON WHAT HURRICANE SEASON BRINGS. FORENSIC GENEALOGY IS RAPIDLY ADVANCING AND IS HELPING MORE INVESTIGATORS IDENTIFY VICTIMS OR SUSPECTS THEY WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO. USING THE TRADITIONAL DNA ...

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 ...

The Trinidad Harbor seen in 2019. A man walking along the nearby shore found a skull fragment that investigators later confirmed was among the remains of a woman who disappeared in 1987. (Myung J.

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

Insertion-deletion markers (InDels) have rapidly emerged as a robust alternative to conventional short tandem repeats in both forensic science and population genetics. Owing to their biallelic nature, ...

Forensic anthropologists face mental health risks due to chronic exposure to violent death. Vicarious trauma and burnout can ...

A recent study conducted by a scientist from the Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Pune, highlighted that consanguine ...