County to spend $20M to add more space for DNA testing, forensics. Here’s why

The capacity is just not there ... to allow these individuals, these experts, these scientists, to do the work that they need ...

Sacramento DA’s Office assists in solving 1966 Marin County homicide

Advanced DNA testing links a suspect to a 1966 San Rafael homicide, with support from the Sacramento County DA’s Office and ...
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Forensic crime labs are buckling as new technology increases demand

A forensic science examiner performs an analysis at the Connecticut Forensic Science Laboratory. Some state labs face yearslong backlogs across a range of cases, including those requiring DNA and ...

Day 2 of Williamson County fentanyl murder trial focuses on forensic testing

Forensics toxicologists and analysts explained how they tested samples for fentanyl and opiates following 16-year-old Zarek ...
STAT

A medical forensic nurse’s concerns about at-home sexual assault kits

Ekroos is a forensic nursing expert and internationally recognized nurse leader dedicated to systemic reform at the intersection of health care, law, and policy. Recently, in a significant shift ...
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Possible changes to New York’s forensic testing guideline could help solve cold cases

ALBANY, N.Y. — Changes to New York’s forensic testing guidelines could help solve more cold cases by allowing evidence to be tested in more laboratories. News10NBC’s affiliate in Albany reports that ...
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TBI crime labs at capacity, forensic test results see delays | Report

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A new, draft report by the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR) revealed a lack of space in Tennessee’s crime labs has caused significant ...
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Forensic DNA testing cracks 2016 Charlotte cold case, victim identified

CHARLOTTE — The Cold Case Unit with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has identified a 2016 deceased victim as Kenneth Robert McCarthy using forensic investigative genetic genealogy. The ...