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Forensic News for Crime Scene Investigation (CSI)

Crime Scene Investigations involve finding, gathering, and preserving evidence located at suspected crime scenes.

Agencies search area where skull found

DNA evidence awaits, but signs point to child's ID

DNA test: Blood samples from same source in Richland go-cart death

DNA evidence may solve 1985 slaying of college student

Mt. Pleasant Township woman disputes evidence in Fayette crash

On eve of Stenson's canceled execution, lawyers argue over DNA

Austin police using DNA to solve thefts

Man to be freed amid questions about crime lab analysis

DNA on cigarette links area man to 1988 rapes

Rape kit logjam at state crime lab

LAPD's fingerprint lab isn't up to the task

L.A. County sheriff's officials acknowledge that genetic evidence in 5,635 rape cases may be untested

Police: DNA Swab Cracked Baseline Killer Case

Quadra linked to DNA at rape scene

Prosecutors reach back 40 years for evidence against suspected serial killer

Thousands of Tucson-area DUI cases may get boot: Intoxilyzer 8000 may be ruled unreliable

Fingerprint analysis may show Wade touched TV

Forensic chemists verify human remains from fat deposits

Police wait for DNA in gang-rape case: Officers following up on tips from public

N.J.'s lack of rules for storing forensic evidence hinders convicts

Not much found in missing persons case, resident says

Possible Hudson Family Murder Weapon Found

L.A. announces plan to reduce backlog of unexamined DNA evidence from violent crimes

Traces of Trace: Little things (can) mean a lot

New details in fatal Graham house fire: Forensic testing at state crime lab will determine cause of Graham blaze

DNA identifies bear that attacked runner

Serial killer's victim identified 3 decades later

Gun residue test connects suspect and victim

New crime lab opens in Bismarck

200 sex assault cases pass prosecution deadline before LAPD tested DNA kits

LAPD chief asks for help auditing fingerprint unit

Police Commission chief calls for investigation of fingerprint lab errors

Convicted bank robber continues fight for DNA test

LAPD head requests review of fingerprint unit

LAPD blames faulty fingerprint analysis for erroneous accusations

Careers in Crime: Forensic science, as portrayed on TV, is attracting more women than men

DNA evidence exonerates man after 20 years in prison

37-year-old murder case solved, S.D. police say

Students compete to solve motel ‘homicide’

DNA Could Reveal Your Surname

DNA probe lingers

35-year-old cold case turns hot

Oakland warrant errors may damage drug cases

Crime lab shutdown slammed as too fast

DNA analysis lends a hand solving crimes

HPD's crime lab asks for $1.25 million

Sticky Fingers

Facilities bare bones for coroner

Sheriff gets grant to work violent cold cases

Elderly slaying victim was raped, coroner says

DNA helps catch robbery suspect

'Touch DNA' Offers Hope in Cold Cases

DNA testing ‘is potentially inaccurate and harmful’

City police look to neighborhood for leads in Harris murder

Lawyer says DNA will exonerate man in 1977 murder

Boyfriend staged Anoka biker's death, police say

A parked car, a body inside ... unnoticed

More DNA tests in 1979 slaying case requested

DNA database of offenders could help solve crimes, says former US attorney

Crime lab has until December to fix slips

New forensic technology closes cold case

Convict Found Guilty Of Murdering 5 East Bay Women

Gum DNA helps crack cold case

Lengthy court documents include DNA analysis involving charged man's dog

Expert witness to testify on DNA

Marshall's DNA lab targets property crimes

Sweaty criminals with bad diets prone to new forensic technology

Building better crime labs

DPS to trim crime lab costs for cities, counties

Crime and DNA

Judge delays jacket test

Advances in DNA-Based Innocence Claims

Police recover nude photos of murdered man, suspect

Avery attorney questions crime lab mistakes

DNA technology could exonerate Dechaine

DNA leads police to rape suspect

Vehicular homicide suspect misidentified

Carelessness in crime lab procedures raises serious questions about evidence

DNA leads to arrest in attack

Evidence disputed in stomping death

Cross-dresser loses fake breast in PSL purse snatching

Coach held for court on rape charges

More than $68,000 worth of heroin seized in Lansing

Task force studies idea to preserve DNA evidence

10 deaths in LA tied to killer

SEEKING JUSTICE: Guilty until proven innocent

Mistaken identity clears school bus driver

DNA databases blocked from the public

'Crime 360' show puts high-tech gadget in hands of Rochester police

Professor helps identify victim 60 years after plane crash

Kits could help IMPD recover DNA from guns

Md. cop killer's trial delayed to question DNA

Ex-prisoner now officially innocent

Lab issues sure to arise in court

DNA helps clear Virginia's wrongfully convicted

E-mail: Investigators hope DNA test will reveal accomplice in 1992 slaying

Man ordered to give DNA

The LAPD's rape-evidence backlog is not a money problem

FBI reveals Rockefeller's real identity

State's DNA task force has important mission

DNA tests under way on bones in Rockefeller case

Mistake costs the LAPD nearly $500,000 for DNA testing

DNA from murder scene to be taken for testing today

Armed with DNA, city sets sights on misdemeanors, too

Inmate freed by DNA test could collect $1 million

DPS to charge local police for crime lab use

Preserve evidence if possible

Fingerprints now used to find drugs, explosives

Fingerprint Test Tells What a Person Has Touched

DNA could overturn 21-yr wrongful conviction

Campaign Sign Shenanigans

Cold-case rapist gets life sentence, plans to appeal

TBI uses DNA to solve old murder

Utah man pleads guilty to 1982 Boise slaying

Inmate on death row now gets life in prison

Crime labs finding questionable DNA matches
FBI tries to keep national database away from lawyers

Sealed papers describe DNA, other anthrax details

Chinks in the armor of DNA evidence

A rapist’s trial and sentencing were proper, the appeals court ruled

Hayward: Man arrested on rape chage from 1996 has plea hearing delayed

The Confession of a Boy Convicted of Raping and Murdering a Child Outweighed Indications That He Might Not Have Done It

Lawyers ask for DNA testing in '95 murder

DNA profile stats under microscope

Alternatives for crime testing may be needed

DNA Connects Man To 1987 Rape Near Towson

Ex-Morgue Employee Accused Of Sex With Corpse

Trial begins in 20-year-old murder case

Steep crime lab fees could be imposed

Body identified after 25 years

Solving 1977 slaying gives hope to police

DNA is at center of cold case

Heritage Hill killer eluded police in pre-DNA era

DNA may help identify man's body found in '92

How reliable is DNA in identifying suspects?

Dallas County DNA exonerations come under microscope

'Touch DNA' nets Hopkins suspect

DNA shows woman accused of killing baby was the mom

Incriminating evidence comes forth, and a witness is surprised on the stand

DNA Evidence Comes Into Question At Busey Trial

FBI gives glimpse inside real 'CSI'

Kids to learn tricks and tools of crime scene investigation

Using DNA in smaller crimes could clog system

Killer wants DNA testing of evidence

Molalla teen recants rape story

Lab looking for arsenic in ashes

Patrick Waller, exonerated by DNA, grants first interview

State Crime Lab Cuts Wait Times

NASA technician's body found in burned Antelope Valley house

Las Cruces Lab Will do Forensic DNA Testing

HPD DNA Lab Could Soon Be Back Open

Inmate confesses to 1985 rape of Richardson woman after DNA evidence points his way, authorities say

Cold Case: Man Sentenced In 1987 Pasadena Slaying

More burglary, theft arrests based on DNA

Lawyers to aid DNA project

15 inmates awaiting DNA test results

DNA may play role in murder case

DNA links inmate to old rape case

Police detail discovery of slain Entwistle mom and baby

DNA pioneer Scheck speaks at fundraiser

Murder suspect doesn't match gun fingerprint

Murder probe builds

Suspect in custody following slaying

Jury 'hears' from murder suspect

DEATH PENALTY-US: Exonerations Speed Change of Mind

More DNA sampling ahead

CSI: Blood on defendant came from impact force

State police lab earns plaudits

Expanded DNA databank would serve the innocent

Corinth's CSI camp popular with kids

Crime lab becoming reality

Could cold case be linked to Minn. serial killer?

Eight communities to build crime lab

DNA Retrieved from 1,000-year-old Vikings

febit Receives U.S. Patent for Microfluidic Extraction Method

Forensic clue in dump search case

Mountain Dew bottle leads police to burglary suspect

Phoenix DNA cases pile up; "CSI" effect to blame

Fingerprint breakthrough to trap the cold case killers

Crime Scene Unit: Behind the Scenes

What's Wrong With CSI

Work slow, tedious at crime lab

Crime Lab Audited in Greene Case

Marshall Could Get Second Drug Crime Lab

Effect of Detroit crime lab investigation felt statewide

Steven Moore, Forensic photographer and technician

Crime lab funding headed for Blunt's desk

Forensic Techs May End Up on Strike

Go-ahead for forensic 'superlab'

CSI at Central Methodist

Richmond DNA lab's sample processing to double

New Edmond forensics center puts state among the nation's best

State of the Art Forensics Lab in the Valley

Director Mueller Announces New Regional Computer Forensics Laboratories in Los Angeles and Albuquerque

New forensic lab opened

CPD at work building a crime lab

Hagerstown forensic scientist talks about real life 'CSI'

CSI in Groton:Streeter reveals a world of examination

Update: Police find rest of body in Hanover Township

Human Remains Found At Tuttle Creek State Park

Forensic backlogs increasing: minister

Police probe new pits at Jersey home

'CSI' gives the public the wrong idea, DA says

‘Poor quality’ forensic labs may be letting criminals slip through the net

Students face stiff competition at Forensics World CSI Challenge'

New forensics center will relieve crowding

Crime Scene Investigations: Gunshot Residue Analysis on a Single Gunpowder Particle

CSI goes four-legged

Messina Appointed Scientific Director Of Forensic Lab

'CSI' researchers keep the facts straight

 

 

 

 

News Links by Forensic Science Subject

Below are selected news links for fields within forensic science.

 

Forensic Examiner

A Forensic Examiner is a professional who conducts forensic examinations in any of the forensic science fields.

 

Forensic Pathologist

A Forensic Pathologist is a medical professional who specializes in determining the cause of death. A coroner is a forensic pathologist.

 

Forensic Medical Investigator

A Forensic Medical Investigator is a medical professional trained to handle investigations involving medical science and the law.

 

Forensic Consultant

A Forensic Consultant is a professional who is available to provide consultation involving forensic science. The consultant often appears as an expert witness in court proceedings.

 

Forensic Nurse

A Forensic Nurse is a nursing professional trained to give treatment and gather evidence in matters relating to the law.

 

Forensic Accountant

A Forensic Accountant uses forensic techniques to analyze financial evidence in matters that may come before courts. They are frequently known as "Forensic Auditors" or "Investigative Auditors."

 

Computer Forensics

Computer Forensics involve investigation of computer-related media to gather evidence in matters related to the law.

 

Forensic Psychologist

A Forensic Psychologist uses training in psychology in a setting that involves the law. A criminal behavior profiler is an example of a forensic psychologist.

 

Crime Scene Investigation

Crime Scene Investigations involve finding, gathering, and preserving evidence located at suspected crime scenes.

 

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