Forensics—fingerprints, DNA, time of death—may seem like hard science. But the practice is still evolving and as these mysteries reveal it's far from flawless.

An AgriLife Research study shines fresh light — literally — on forensic death investigations by using machine learning and infrared light.

Forensic entomologist Jeff Tomberlin is shaping the future of forensic science at Texas A&M, from criminal cases to student ...

Forensic entomology provides key information to clarify the time and circumstances of a death, based on the analysis of the ...

The Harris County Institute of Forensic Science has released the cause of death for a prisoner that was being released from the Harris County Jail back in July but later died.

More than three decades after a newborn was found dead in an Iowa City landfill, advanced DNA testing has led to an ...

Frances Glessner Lee discovered her true calling later in life. An heiress without formal schooling, she was in her 50s when ...

Robert Roberson, who is set to be executed on Oct. 16 for the death of his 2-year-old, maintains that the state used faulty evidence to convict him, pointing to the debunked "shaken baby" diagnosis.

Analysis - Cape Town has consistently been one of the metropolitan regions in South Africa with the highest murder rates. It has more than double the national average, and is currently ranked second ...

The Harris County Institute of Forensic Science has released the cause of death for a prisoner that was being released from the Harris County Jail back in July but later died. Cardenas died back on ...