By the 1980s, it was clear that advancements in forensic technology were on the way, yet not all law enforcement held onto ...

Newly released data shows Customs and Border Protection funneled the DNA of nearly 2,000 US citizens—some as young as 14—into ...

A state judge has decided to allow key DNA evidence in the trial of Rex Heuermann, who is accused of killing seven women and dumping many of their bodies along a remote stretch of Long Island beach.

The suspect in Long Island’s infamous Gilgo Beach serial killings has lost his bid to separate the sprawling case involving ...

As part of the deal made public in a court filing Monday, the Oregon State Police forensic lab agreed to pay $9 million after ...

Marion Vinetta Nagle McWhorter, then 21, was last heard from when she called a relative from a pay phone near Washington ...

A forensics lab in Texas helped restore the name to a once unidentified 1988 Kansas City Metro Jane Doe. “We help to restore identities to the John and Jane Does—these are people that die without ...

From September 2024 to August 2025, the lab received 4,160 evidence submissions and returned nearly 2,940 completed cases to ...

The second week of Ryan Routh's federal trial brought forensic evidence, tense courtroom exchanges, and signs of fatigue from both the jury and judge.

DNA evidence, with its high-tech luster, often grabs all the headlines. But latent prints, that old-fashioned staple of forensic science, are still a cornerstone of criminal investigations.