The reduced backlog represents a significant improvement from last June’s testing lag of 450 days. Both auditors and CBI officials said the CBI should be able to hit 90 days before the end ...

DNA testing is underway on a glove found during the search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie to identify a potential suspect.

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Joseph Scott Morgan, forensic expert, details the crucial role of DNA evidence in the search for missing Nancy Guthrie. He explains advanced genetic testing, including the use of genealogical ...

Colorado forensic scientists have cut the time it takes for complete DNA testing in sexual assault cases by over half since last summer, but it is still well above both the Colorado Bureau of ...

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 ...

Prosecutors at Karen Read's second murder trial on Friday focused on DNA found on items collected from the crime scene and on clothing of her Boston police officer boyfriend. Read, 45, is accused of ...

DENVER (KDVR) — A forensic scientist is no longer working with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation after “anomalies” were discovered in her DNA testing work. According to CBI, the former CBI employee ...

Prosecutors in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, have charged a former police forensic expert with falsifying the results of DNA tests.

On Tuesday, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office identified the remains of a Eureka man who was lost at sea over 35 years ago thanks to the aid of a genetic genealogy company. Milton Leon Pelligrini ...

Suggested Citation: "Executive Summary." National Research Council. 1996. The Evaluation of Forensic DNA Evidence. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5141. This committee was ...