DNA evidence is supposed to be the gold standard of criminal investigation. But what happens when that same technology sends ...

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 ...

Jurors heard about evidence collection and examination as trial continued Wednesday for a man accused in a fatal 2025 ...

'If you murdered somebody in San Antonio, whether it was last year or 40 years ago, we are determined to find you,' said U.S.

A man suspected of a San Rafael homicide 60 years ago has been identified thanks to the efforts of two retired police ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The focus in court today is shifting from eyewitness accounts to science. Jurors today are getting a closer look at forensic evidence, including the bloody clothing investigators ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) — Evidence that could solve murders, convict drug dealers and close cold cases first has to make it through South Carolina’s forensic laboratory. South Carolina Law Enforcement’s ...

An investigation initially punctuated by ransom notes and public pleas from family members for Nancy Guthrie’s release has since transitioned to investigators seeking results from DNA evidence ...

Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today host Savannah Guthrie, disappeared from her Tucson home on January 31. Forensic experts say a flashlight seen in surveillance footage could contain DNA ...

How do lawyers view forensic evidence? And how do individuals who make up juries view forensic evidence? Some lawyers complain of a CSI effect, in which jurors expect that every case should involve ...

Researchers at Murdoch University have developed a forensic intelligence tool which could help police link the victims of ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...