A body found at the bottom of a California ravine nearly 50 years ago has been confirmed to be a missing Alabama woman.

A DNA sample was obtained from the remains and entered into both the California Missing Persons DNA Database and the National ...

In 1996, a human skull found in Arcata went unidentified. DNA testing has now identified the remains as Gregory Hugh Oliver, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Utah officials on Wednesday announced that new DNA testing has linked infamous serial killer, Ted Bundy, to the 1974 murder ...

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 Skagit County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) is trying to solve a troubling case involving at least a dozen dead dogs.

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 ...

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (WTNH) — A new mobile forensic lab coming to Connecticut is bringing advanced technology to local police departments, providing law enforcement with rapid processing of evidence. The ...

Medscape recently spoke with Brian Ward, PhD, Vice President of Operations for Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc., in Salt Lake City, Utah, about the difficult task of identifying the victims of the ...