3D-printed guns are a growing threat to public safety. The blueprints used to make these firearms can be found online, making them easily accessible.
These #GhostGuns have been called “untraceable.” Research is now putting this claim to the test.
Murdoch University is pioneering the use of extended reality (XR) technology in its teaching to revolutionize #CrimeSceneInvestigation training and prepare students for careers in #ForensicScience.
The cutting-edge tech leverages VR and XR to create immersive and interactive crime scenes.
Investigators recently solved a decades old #ColdCase thanks to #forensic #GeneticGenealogy. Although the suspect is now deceased, law enforcement is expected to announce their identity at a press conference scheduled for Feb. 10, 2026, at the Chemung County District Attorney’s Office.
Thanks to the application of investigative #GeneticGenealogy, new information has been revealed in the #ColdCase of Little Lost Seabrook Doe. Additionally, a new facial reconstruction has been created by renowned forensic artist Carl Koppleman to show what she may have looked like.
The FBI Norfolk Field Office, in coordination with law enforcement partners, has announced the resolution of the 1986 #coldcase murders of Cathleen Thomas and Rebecca Dowski, victims of the Colonial Parkway murders.
More than 40 years after he was killed in a traffic collision in Ohio, the @dnadoeproject.bsky.social has ID'd a John Doe as 41-year-old Charles Joseph Nunnenman III. Nunnenman was originally from the Boston area but was last known to be living in LA, with his connection to Ohio still a mystery.
Thanks to @ucf.bsky.social resrchers, the field of #ForensicScience is receiving a knowledge boost with the release of the “fantastic four” chemical standards; the four, hard biomaterials — nails, hair, bones and teeth — that provide a consistent reference point for anthropology and toxicology work.
Othram has been selected by the U.S. Marine Corps to provide comprehensive genealogical support services.
Under the agreement, Othram will deliver end-to-end genealogical research, trauma-informed next-of-kin outreach, family tree reconstruction, DNA kit assembly and logistics support.
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in collaboration with the Park County Sheriff’s Office and the Park County Coroner’s Office, is making a renewed and expanded appeal for public assistance in identifying a man whose remains were discovered last year.
Eighteen years after the body of a woman was found in La Vergne, Tennessee, the DNA Doe Project has identified her as 40 year old Mary Alice Maloney. Maloney, a native of Connecticut, had been living in the Nashville area prior to her disappearance.
On Tuesday, Nov. 18, join Thermo Fisher Scientific for a webinar where leading professionals will examine how sample complexity, degradation, and low-template conditions challenge traditional #forensic interpretation methods.
After 57 years, the Wake County Sheriff’s Office (NC) has identified the victim of a 1968 homicide—a breakthrough made possible through the dedication of partner agencies and advancements in #ForensicGenealogy.
Alleged #SerialKiller Herb Baumeister is suspected of murdering over a dozen men in the early-to-mid 1990s in central Indiana.
Now, #Forensic DNA has confirmed the identity of one of those victims, likely the first one buried on Baumeister's property at Fox Hollow Farm.
3 years after her body was discovered, Los Lunas Jane Doe has been identified as 56-year-old Lisa Marie Vernon. Vernon was reported missing after disappearing from nearby Albuquerque; she had last been seen on June 4, 2022, 6 weeks before her body was found under a tree on a Los Lunas property.
Investigators have made a significant development in a decades-old #ColdCase homicide involving the discovery of a deceased infant found in 1981. Through the use of #forensic #GeneticGenealogy, San Bruno PD investigators were recently able to identify the infant's family.
The state of Ohio is continuing to experience a rise in drug seizures involving #carfentanil, while #forensic labs have detected a new opioid compound in the state.
So far in 2025, BCI forensic scientists have identified carfentanil in 199 items submitted to the bureau’s lab for testing.
A John Doe in a 47 year old #ColdCase was identified as Jessie Lee Williamson, 52, last week after more than 11 years of extensive #DNAtesting.
Williamson’s body was found by a maintenance worker Aug. 1, 1978, an autopsy later showed he suffered multiple gunshot wounds and severe burns.
Do #SolidCopperBullets significantly affect individual characteristics in #GlockMarksmanBarrels?
Learn how 3D technology and algorithms can assist in evaluating changes in firearm barrels in our #JFS article of the week! doi.org/10.1111/1556...
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Burlington County Jane Doe’s remains were discovered on Oct. 26, 2004 in a wooded area in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. After many attempts to obtain a #DNA profile for Jane Doe, Astrea Forensics' work resulted in a #genealogy profile that has been uploaded to accessible #IGG databases.
The only physical evidence located at the scene of a quadruple assault and homicide of teenagers has been linked to known #SerialKiller Robert Eugene Brashers who, years later, died by suicide during a police standoff—with the same gun he used to murder 13-year-old Amy Ayers on that night in 1991.
Sales of the overdose reversal medication #naloxone increased after it was made available to the public without a prescription but then dipped quickly in the period following debut of over-the-counter sales, according to a new RAND study. #ForensicScience
Police in one of the most affluent counties in Maryland have not only solved the department’s oldest #ColdCase homicide, but also reunited the victim’s surviving adult children who were unaware of what had happened to their mother and each other. #Forensics #GeneticGenealogy #IGG
Thanks to a fully funded public crowdfunding campaign and generous financial sponsorship from Criminal Coffee Co, @moxxyforensics.bsky.social has ID’d Harris County Jane Doe (1992) as Joann Zamora, born Aug. 27, 1963. #IGG #Forensic
Nearly 50 yrs after her serial killer father allegedly murdered her, the @dnadoeproject.bsky.social has ID’d the little girl found in a barrel in Bear Brook State Park in 2000.
Her name was Rea Rasmussen, and she was the daughter of Terry Rasmussen, also known as the Chameleon Killer. #Forensics
23 years after the skull of a woman was found in a plastic bag in Wisconsin, the DNA Doe Project has identified her as 92-year-old Alyce Catharina Peterson. Peterson had died in hospital of natural causes in Minnesota, 15 months prior to the discovery of her skull in Wisconsin. #Forensic #ColdCase
New forensic #DNAevidence has revealed a suspect in the 1991 #ColdCase murder of Evelyn Caez. The suspect, Eddie Sykes, is currently serving a prison sentence of 30 years to life in NJ State Prison for a 1992 homicide and faces a life sentence without the possibility of parole if convicted.
Detectives from Fairfax County Police Department’s Major Crimes Bureau #ColdCase Squad have solved the mystery of a child found deceased in 1972 in Massey Creek. #IGG #Forensics #GeneticGenealogy
In a major update to a decades-old #coldcase, investigators have identified remains found in Newburyport in 1992 as Anthony Angelli Rea, missing since 1988. The breakthrough came through advanced #DNAtesting by Othram and the Essex DA’s Office. #Forensics #IGG #ForensicScience
The Will County Coroner’s office details the positive identification of a woman whose remains were discovered in Will County, Illinois, in 1968, closing a #ColdCase that lingered for over half a century.
