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Baloney Ballistics: Gun databases fail

Apology not enough for wrongly convicted

1 convicted in Fort Dix plot case wants new trial

New forensics lab planned in Tulsa

Man cleared of rape by DNA is pardoned

Bizarre details of teen slaying trickle out

Facial recognition software gives Pierce County help in tough cases

Texas woman charged with 2004 murder of Columbia man

Hurtt says officers did no wrong to Rachell

New task force begins hunt for killer in Jeff Davis homicides

Innocence Project asks state cops for DNA probe at city crime lab

Delusional, depraved, terrifying: a murderer to match the Ripper - Robert Napper

Body of Evidence

DA: Charges suggest 3rd serial killer stalked LA

Mistakes that convicted innocent babysitter

Threatening note found in WIU's Malpass Library

The rising domestication of DNA evidence

FBI gets malfunctioning video; four in custody identified

The sixth sense: Marianna hunch was crucial to Pressly case

FBI investigating deaths of Lodge Pole couple

Crime lab: State must modernize investigations

Stepmom sentenced in death of toddler

Woman guilty of murder in girl's death

Vietnam vets finally to be laid to rest

Highway Patrol crime lab opens

Woman guilty of having sex with teen foster son

Rise in forensic studies

Fingerprints reveal more than identity

Showdown over DNA lab reflects national debate

Closing arguments to begin in Fort Dix plot trial

DNA, crime lab proposals headed to Miss. lawmakers

Robots speed up forensic testing

After his murder case is dropped, Bill Dillon seeks $1.35M from Florida

Dallas man exonerated through DNA testing reflects on newfound freedom

Executions and Death Sentences in United States Dropped in 2008, Report Finds

Sheriff’s deal may speed up DNA tests

Thousands of Human Bone Pieces Found in Argentine Jail

Forensic Hypnosis: A Tool of the Trade

Panel: Change Va. DNA notice

Justice delayed: Lab backlog an outrage

Woman killed over car stereo

Inside The Police Crime Scene Unit

Detectives hope holidays will unravel mysteries surrounding two homicide victims found in Santa Cruz Mountains

TV cop shows like CSI help real criminals: Aussie expert

Knapp to stand trial in Bay City slaying

Judge spurns Newarker's bid for a new murder trial

Missing ballots: Franken wants forensic search

Crime-fighting technology spots trouble

Businesses urged to devise digital-forensics plans

Remains are missing Allouez woman, Areerat Chuprevich

Crime Lab Busy with Body Identifications

How forensic science caught Tobin

Prime time pushes trend in crime forensics

Body of elderly woman found frozen

Trial of defendant in execution-style killing to start over

November was deadliest month of '08

Vicky trial told of lack of evidence behind case

Forensic Medicine Important to Solving Crime

Convenience comes with some risks

After Arkansas court OKs DNA test, evidence lost

Head Detective: Here's How the "Mind Hunter" Profiles Killers

Hearing this week on whether man was wrongfully convicted

Burglar beware

DNA Frees Wrongfully Convicted Oneida County Man

Jury hears grizzly details of N.J. teen's killing

The Suicide Bed: A Cover-Up At Western State Mental Hospital

Murderer Smithson gets life without parole

Poland exhumes wartime leader's body for DNA tests

Uniontown woman charged in 'Baby Mary' death

Expert sees ‘real’ world of forensics

The mobile device Investigator's Toolbox

Scientists say Copernicus' remains, grave found

Man on trial for alleged forced sex by contract

Forensics Underfoot: Shoeprint Evidence Gets the Google Treatment

'America's Most Wanted' Murder Case To Be Investigated By Pioneering UK Forensic Scientist

Fate of 1984 killer to be handed to jurors

Innocent Missouri man freed after 23 years files suit

More forensic testing granted in Routier case

Boy says he 'thinks' he killed his dad

Exonerated inmates often don't have state help

Crime Scene 101

Nebraska not obligated to pay exonerated inmates

The heroes of the wrongfully convicted

McDuffie guilty in retrial for 2 killings

Wrongful convictions pinned to old forensic science

Release for Lockerbie Convict Rejected

'You deserve to die just like he did'

1984 Brigham City slaying:
Griffin's defense wraps with attack on evidence

Waiting is part of forensic investigation

Baldwin Borough handwriting analyst fascinated by each stroke

Man's body found in paper bale at Idaho plant

Body exhumed to seek new forensic evidence

Split verdict in ‘amnesia’ accident

Court weighs use of crime lab reports at trial

Court weighs nature of lab evidence

Affidavit: Mom delayed care for scalded Denver tot

Teen's Death Still Unresolved

Slain teen’s mom still seeks justice

Convicted rapist charged in murders of 3 women

Redmond woman found dead had been strangled

Inmate charged in '98 Aurora murders

Hattiesburg man charged with murder

Santa Clara Crime Lab Turns to RFID

Man testifies he saw woman stabbed at Lake Arlington

Jury opts for life in prison for killer

Coroner: Marshfield High School teacher Troy Schmitt's plans suggest train death fatality not intentional

New detergent washes away stains of murder: study

Saguache homicide victim identified

Cities balking at crime lab fees: Funding needed to avoid case backlog

Defense asks Wood County jury to put Neyland in prison for life

Detectives for a day find clues with forensics

Portrait emerges of Schuylers' slaves: DNA analysis of remains offers window on lives of 7 who lived in bondage

Police seek caller as 5 SoCal homeless found dead

Trial begins in 30-year-old LaFayette rape and murder case

L.A. task force begins working old rape cases

Attack shattered the skulls of mother, son

LAPD goes undercover to find a killer

Judge finds Elias Chavez guilty on two murder counts

Charges mulled in cougar tale

Family gets some peace 23 years after murder

Sex assault, murder might have been uncovered today

Justice delivered, 64 years later

Suspect is eyed in slaying

Crime Labs Flourish in Arizona: Mesa and Phoenix state-of-art

Documents Released In Triple Homicide Of Lutz Family

Manslaughter conviction overturned

Iraqi Court Sentences Man to Die for Killing 3 G.I.’s

Charges dismissed against Mario Rocha, who was jailed 10 years for a slaying

Tests fail to link man to rape of Broken Arrow child

Intern Solves Case Using New Eyes & New Technology

GPS Evidence Might Drive Your Case Home

Teenager's trial in mom's stabbing on hold

Widow sues Suffolk medical examiner over missing brain

Casey Anthony To Be Officially Arraigned On Murder Charges

Exonerated, ex-coach slams cops

Cleared in Parents' Killing, Tankleff Aims to Exonerate Others

Gamble will be tried as adult

Jennifer Hudson family case: New details emerge about possible motive

Teen pleads guilty in 4 killings; faces life in prison for family’s murder

Marcus Young gets 6-year sentence

Cell Pic Scandal at SE MI High School Serves as Warning

Evidence ignored in Chauncey Bailey case

Pictures tell different story than police

Lansdale resident convicted of rape

Trail of Odd Anthrax Cells Led FBI to Army Scientist

How a Serial Killer Victim was Finally Identified

Adams convicted of murder

TV crime investigations not like real life

Bones found 24 years ago finally identified: Storey investigators believe man a victim of homicide

City must get LAPD crime-lab mess fixed

Masters sues Fort Collins

Death cases: Mississippi woefully inadequate

Judge sets bond for suspected baby killer

Lot could be Confederate graveyard

Molester Gets 8-Year Term

2 teenagers implicate each other in slaying

Author, investigators solve crime for Burlington audience, '48 Hours'

Marine, his wife found shot to death in Winchester

Family of Man Charged in Collier Shooting Says He Was 'Falsely Accused'

Exonerated man asks why police officer still has a job

Arrest made after flyover

Teen gets 25-50 years for shooting 2 cops

Police explain response

Prosecutor in one of Dallas County's DNA exonerations no longer supports death penalty

Crime labs falling behind

A road to compensation opens in wrongful conviction cases

Tests rule out drugs as factor in child's death

Home Insecurity:
New details emerge in home deadly home invasion investigation

Forensic image may bring clues to woman's identity

$1.4M grant to investigate claims of innocence

Cop's bum rap doesn't sour him on justice

Sequenom, Fueled by Blood Test for Down’s, Aims To Be “Google of Molecular Diagnostics”

Witness testifies man shot ex-girlfriend

Exonerated man's hopes finally realized

Man didn't realize he was 'sharing things,' child porn trial hears

Couple learns their tot died in foster home crib

Woman finds her son decapitated

Time and science catch up to area rapist

Shepard autopsy among missing records in Wyo.

Forensic expert to speak on recovering war dead

Two police officers stabbed

Greg Godfrey exonerated

Suspect Indicted In ’95 Itasca Case

L.A. crime lab facility has high rate of success

$5 million bail set in torture, sex case

South Side kids get a taste of CSI

Body of Fossett likely to be in crash wreckage

Burke pleads guilty to 1990 ‘cold-case’ murder

Cold Case: 1994 Beverly Hills Killing Remains Unsolved

Expanded DNA testing threatens innocent

Human skeleton sells at auction for $500

Kevorkian to unveil Watertown art exhibit

FBI won’t release documents on anthrax suspect

Fox cleared of role in death

Sex assault trial may start more than 20 years after alleged incidents

Forensic scientist tickles funny bones

Baltimore prosecutor seeks review of DNA testing

Right to speedy trial has exceptions

5 arrested in man's slaying

Sex with sheep not registry worthy

High court to rule if convicted cop killer Troy Davis dies

Lawmakers want DNA system fixed

Comments pour in after Highland robbery

Missing DNA samples blamed on clerical errors

Instant DNA analysis on a chip

Death penalty on trial

Brave teen stands up to help find attacker

Prices cut on personal genetics test

Piggy bank burglar gets 6 years in prison

Orange County D.A. says Sheriff's Department mishandled molestation case

 

 

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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