This Week in Forensic Science – ISHI News

Aug 28 2020

This Week in Forensic Science

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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 what you need to know to get out the door!

 

 

 

Golden State Killer Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole (The Washington Post – 8/21/2020)

  • The man known as the Golden State Killer will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole for 13 slayings and nearly 50 rapes that terrorized people in California roughly four decades ago.

     

     

Blackstone to Acquire Ancestry.com for $4.7 Billion (The New York Times – 8/24/2020)

  • Blackstone Group Inc BX.N said on Wednesday it agreed to acquire genealogy provider Ancestry.com Inc from private equity rivals for $4.7 billion, including debt, placing a big bet on family-tree chasing as well as personalized medicine.

     

Army’s Defense Forensic Science Center Works on Pandemic’s Front Line (U.S. Army – 8/24/2020)

  • As the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the United States, the Army made mission adjustments to focus on protecting the force, posturing for global operational readiness and supporting the national effort to fight the coronavirus.

 

 

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