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

Two reasons people are attracted to the field of forensic science are to help solve crimes and to see justice served. Forensic scientists collect evidence from crime scenes and analyze that ...

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

Old-fashioned detective work and advances in forensic science led to the identification of a suspect in the killings of four ...

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

When people hear the word "forensics," they often imagine DNA profiles or fingerprints at a crime scene. Yet the true power of forensic science extends far beyond these images. It is a ...

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

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 ...

Officers investigating the murder of Gaine (56), whose dismembered body was found in a slurry tank on his Kenmare farm, ...

Investigators and victims’ families say they feel they are being denied information that could further the Yogurt Shop Murder ...

After 34 years, the Austin Police Department announced Friday it linked a suspect to the murder of four girls who were found inside a burning business in 1991. The incident was later known as the ...

Authorities have identified human remains found 12 years ago as belonging to a missing woman from Northern California.