The ACLU has filed a lawsuit challenging the state's denial of forensic testing in the case of death row prisoner Tony ...

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 ...

The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office says its Forensic Science Laboratory DNA facility is now fully functional. The sheriff’s office said the lab halted DNA testing after identifying a DNA profile ...

The Gilgo Beach murder case is moving toward a trial, but two defense requests are slowing things down. Rex Heuermann's attorneys are asking for more time as they challenge something called nuclear ...

Nancy Guthrie: Forensic genealogist shares insight into DNA testing process as FBI awaits results from recovered glove As the FBI awaits the DNA results from the glove recovered nearly two miles form ...

Some may have been lost hikers, runaway children, or wanderers. One thing connects the 58 or so remains at the Honolulu Medical Examiner's Office found with no identification card and no next of kin ...

DENVER (KDVR) — The internal affairs report on a former Colorado Bureau of Investigation forensic scientist showed no evidence that the analyst crafted fake DNA profiles or matches, but that her ...

Crime documentaries and courtroom dramas offer only a glimpse into the complex world of forensic science. While DNA analysis plays a key role in identifying suspects or victims, the scope of ...

When it comes to linking a suspect to a crime, most people assume that DNA evidence is nearly irrefutable. DNA carries a unique fingerprint, so if a suspect's genetic code is matched to DNA found at ...