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A Cold Case Review into the Mind of Serial Killer Joseph Naso
Dawn Romano of the Contra Costa County Crime Lab describes the case of serial killer Joseph Naso, and how he was brought to justice. TRANSCRIPT: My...
DNA Methylation 101
DNA Methylation is a phrase that has gained in popularity lately, but if you’re like me, maybe you’re wondering what DNA methylation is, and more importantly, how can it b...
From Victim to Advocate
Julie Weil tells the horrifying story of how she was kidnapped and raped in front of her children, but through DNA evidence was able to put her attacker behind bars, find clos...
Optimization of the Promega PowerSeq™ Auto/Y System for Efficient Integration within a Forensic DNA Laboratory
For the past 20 years, exploiting length-based differences in short tandem repeats (STRs) through capillary electrophoresis (CE) has been a primary method relied upon by foren...
This Week in Forensic Science
No one has hours to scour the papers to keep up with the latest news, so we’ve curated the top news stories in the field of Forensic Science for this week. Here’s...
Body Fluid Identification and DNA Profiling as a Tool for the Forensic Nurse
Ashley Hall of the University of Illinois – Chicago describes how forensic nurses can apply traditional crime scene techniques to cases of elder abuse. &nb...
How DNA Technologies Are Being Used to Combat Wildlife Crime
Poachers have been reaping financial rewards while depleting wildlife populations for years, and they’ve been notoriously hard to catch and prosecute. Thankfully, recent dev...
Identification of a John Wayne Gacy Victim
In an interview from ISHI 24, Dixie Peters describes how the identity of a John Wayne Gacy victim is revealed after more than 30 years. TRANSCR...
Familial Searching Solves Cold Cases—At What Cost?
A cold case that had stumped investigators for nearly 41 years was solved recently. The 1976 sexual assault and murder of Karen Klass, ex-wife of Righteous Brother’s singer...