Forensic science is a growing field that offers scientists opportunities to specialize in different techniques.

Forensic genealogy lab Othram is helping law enforcement agencies solve cold cases, including Albany's 61-year-old unsolved murder of Catherine Blackburn ...

He was the first to use PCR testing on crime-scene DNA, inspiring a practice that has freed thousands of wrongfully convicted ...

By the 1980s, it was clear that advancements in forensic technology were on the way, yet not all law enforcement held onto ...

From September 2024 to August 2025, the lab received 4,160 evidence submissions and returned nearly 2,940 completed cases to law enforcement agencies.

Texas lawmakers this year approved a pilot program to place Rapid DNA machines in two counties' jail booking stations.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is recognizing the hardworking men and women of the Crime Laboratory Division during National Forensic Science Week. (Courtesy Photo) Established in 1937, the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A new report released Thursday by the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations finds that rising violent crime and rapid population growth across the ...

Supreme Court issues guidelines for maintaining DNA sample integrity in criminal cases to ensure accurate evidence collection ...

A DNA sample was taken from the remains and submitted to the California Department of Justice Missing and Unidentified ...

Security and justice can only be achieved when institutions co-operate across the entire chain - from investigation to prosecution to adjudication. A ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois State Police leaders were questioned Tuesday about DNA backlogs at state crime labs. Families of murder victims have been waiting for DNA to be processed as potential ...