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Advocating for Justice
Apr 12 2017
Julie Weil describes how she became an advocate for sexual assault victims and the steps we can all take to help bring offenders to justice. TRANSC...
Re-Thinking International Missing Persons DNA Databases
Apr 06 2017
Sara Katsanis of Duke University describes the challenges that exist in identifying international missing persons and the steps that can be taken to design an international sy...
A Cold Case Review into the Mind of Serial Killer Joseph Naso
Mar 29 2017
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...
From Victim to Advocate
Mar 22 2017
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...
Body Fluid Identification and DNA Profiling as a Tool for the Forensic Nurse
Mar 14 2017
Ashley Hall of the University of Illinois – Chicago describes how forensic nurses can apply traditional crime scene techniques to cases of elder abuse. &nb...
Identification of a John Wayne Gacy Victim
Mar 08 2017
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...
Meeting the New Forensic ISO Standard: ISO 18385
Feb 28 2017
Sue Wigdal, Senior Quality Assurance Scientist at Promega, explains why there was a need for an international standard governing how forensic kits are manufactured, how this s...
A New Way to Determine Body Fluid Type from Crime Scene Samples
Feb 01 2017
Joana Antunes of Florida International University describes how forensic laboratories may soon be able to use methylation markers in DNA to determine body fluid type without d...
Into the Wild: Translating DNA-Based Human Identification Techniques to a Wildlife Attack
Jan 09 2017
Maureen Hickman of Western Carolina University describes how researchers were able to apply forensically relevant methods and techniques to wildlife cases, including identific...