You’ve seen it countless times. Police scope out the scene of a crime and find a piece of evidence: a strand of hair, a blood sample, a bullet casing. It goes to the lab, and after forensic scientists ...

Far outside of world of Hollywood television and so-called “magic tools,” such as photographic enhancements or instant DNA ...

In 1994, Kevin Keith was sentenced to death in Ohio for a triple homicide, as recounted in Kim Kardashian’s new podcast The System. Keith was scheduled to be executed in September 2010, but just ...

Forensic engineering is a multidisciplinary field essential for analysing structural failures, accidents, and disasters. This Collection invites submissions focusing on innovative investigative ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lars Daniel covers digital evidence and forensics in life and law. In a major development in a four-year-old cold case, the ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is taking significant steps to address a growing backlog in firearms forensics cases, which has been straining the capacity of its crime laboratories ...

Since 2019, Woodlands-based forensics lab Othram has identified hundreds of victims and suspects in homicides across the United States. The lab uses forensic-grade genome sequencing and genealogical ...

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.

Under a new initiative, Maharashtra clears the backlog of pending cases in the Directorate of Forensic Science Laboratories, ...

One day in 2021 an Indian student in her early teens came to her family with some distressing news: At school, a man in his 20s had called her into an empty classroom and raped her at knifepoint.