Investigators in the Nancy Guthrie case have turned to genetic genealogy as they try to make the most of potential DNA ...

When a homicide detective in California’s Central Valley last year reopened the investigation into the unsolved killing of a bakery owner, she turned to an increasingly popular forensic tool credited ...

In the realm of legal proceedings, evidence presented in court can make or break a case. With advancements in technology, audio evidence has become increasingly prevalent, playing a pivotal role in ...

In 1964, 1-day-old Paul Fronczak was kidnapped from the Chicago hospital where he was born. In 1965, the FBI believed they had found him abandoned in a shopping mall and returned him to his parents.

In a Hartford courtroom on Tuesday morning, prosecutors will begin presenting evidence in a case that went cold for years — a double homicide in the city’s North End in 2016. The state will argue its ...

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 ...

You can't trust photos or videos anymore—insurance scams, court battles and police cases hang in the balance. Digital ...

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 ...