After the Andover cold case ID, "we're going to continue solving cases and giving families answers," said the Texas DNA lab.

Investigative genetic genealogy has moved from a niche forensic tool to a widely watched method for identifying unknown people when conventional DNA searches reach a dead end. The technique sits at ...

Authorities touted the use of a growing, powerful, yet contentious forensic technique to bring the search for a suspect in last year’s killing of Rachel Morin to a long-awaited close. The FBI credited ...

In 2024, investigators brought their forensic evidence to Othram, a DNA lab that has created a forensic database in part through members of the public contributing their DNA data, ...

Michael Coble, executive director, Center for Human Identification (CHI) at University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC), shows DNA test kits to Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, ...

The following overview reflects information shared in presentations from multiple workshop speakers. They should not be construed as consensus or exhaustive definitions of the topics discussed. What ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The use and success of forensic genealogy has exploded recently. Family trees and DNA are tracking down killers and identifying missing loved ones, often after decades. Now, Indiana ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Earlier this week, remains found in Knox County in 2022 were identified through forensic genetic genealogy, but it’s just one example of how a laboratory based in Texas is ...

THESE CLAIMS TONIGHT. NEW TECHNOLOGY IS BRINGING NEW HOPE FOR SOLVING A SAVAGE MURDER IN MASSACHUSETTS FROM 34 YEARS AGO. FIVE INVESTIGATES KAREN ANDERSON GOT AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE REVERE ...

Forensic science has fascinated the world for decades. From TV shows like CSI to crime thrillers, it’s often portrayed as a magical tool that can instantly solve any crime. But the real world of ...

MERIDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — On Friday, an opening ceremony was held at the Connecticut Forensic Science Laboratory in Meriden, coinciding with National Forensic Science Week. “Sometimes people get it ...