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In The News

2025-01-18 | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14298661/pennsylvania-woman-falsely-accusing-kidnap-rape-anjela-borisova-urumova.html
ALWAYS make sure you have an investigation complete and video evidence reviewed prior to charging decisions. This was easily avoidable.

2025-01-16 | Hong Kong police launch first mobile forensics lab to solve crimes faster
HK$1.4 million van laboratory introduced in the final quarter of 2024 and used for the first time in murder case earlier this month

2024-12-27 | Ottumwa Iowa man reported missing since 2019 identified through DNA evidence
The Ottumwa Police Department (OPD), with help from Southeast Missouri State University and a biotechnology company, has positively identified the remains of a missing Ottumwa man.

2024-12-25 | Over 1,000 Cases Impacted by Misconduct from Former CBI Forensic Scientist
CBI announced last week that the comprehensive review identified 1,003 cases impacted by Woods’ misconduct in her nearly 30-year career. This theoretically final tally is an increase over the 809 cases the CBI had identified in August 2024.

2024-12-18 | Forensic’s Top 10 News Articles of 2024
As we prepare for the holiday season and rapidly approaching new year, let’s take a look back at Forensic’s most read news of 2024 while reflecting on how far forensic science has come in the last 12 months.

2024-12-10 | How Efficient is Your DNA Extraction Method? Tips to Maximize Profiling Success
Comparative studies between new and existing methods are one way to test DNA extraction efficiency. These are often performed prior to method selection and validation; however, due to time and resource limitations, many forensic laboratories find it challenging to assess all available options with a wide range of sample types and conditions.

2024-12-04 | After Failed Attempts and 3 Years, Investigators Use New Software to Unlock Phone in Winston Smith Case
“Our accredited digital evidence laboratory uses the most advanced unlocking software available to law enforcement,” said Superintendent Drew Evans. “Lawful access to evidence that is thwarted by evolving encryption technology is a constant challenge.”

2024-11-20 | Tip, Fingerprint Comparison Lead to Arrest in 1978 Murders
When investigators processed the pickup truck, they located a latent print in what appeared to be blood on the passenger-side vent window. Marcoux and Harnish were eliminated as a possible source of this latent print. Over the years as the investigation continued, this latent print was entered into the Massachusetts Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS), and was also manually compared with approximately 70,000 known fingerprint cards. As of October 2024, there was no match.

2024-10-21 | Is bias research biased?
The question “Is bias research biased?” addresses a fundamental challenge within forensic science and related fields. Bias research often hinges on claims that "everyone thinks they aren’t biased," a statement that risks creating a logical trap where denial or admission of bias is interpreted as evidence of its existence. This circular reasoning introduces an epistemological problem, as the concept becomes unfalsifiable.

2024-10-21 | DA Asks for Retests after TBI Fires Forensic Scientist
Still, the firing has led Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy to ask for retesting of evidence originally analyzed by the forensic scientist.