Crime Scene Research

The largest-ever black-box study on the accuracy of bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA), a widely used forensic technique, has found concerning error rates and disagreement...

In a recent study published in the Journal of Forensic Science, researchers from the College of Criminal Justice from New York, were successful in the DNA recovery from handwritten notes through a vacuum suction device while preserving other evidence types and the integrity of the document.

When a body is found, forensic scientists spring into action in an attempt to figure out the time and cause of death. At the moment, we...

Plants could help investigators find dead bodies. Botanists believe the sudden flush of nutrients into the soil from decomposition may affect nearby foliage. If...

Adhesive tape is a common item which can be encountered in criminal cases involving rape, murder, kidnapping and explosives. It is often the case...

Improvements to the DNA analysis of fired cartridge cases have been made in recent years, yet successful analysis of this important evidence type remains...

Latent fingerprints present unique, and sometimes the only, evidence found at a crime scene. Several factors affect their quality, including deposition pressure. Its effect...

According to the testimony of FBI forensic analysts, the patterns seen on denim are reliably unique and can be used to identify a suspect in surveillance footage. A paper published this week puts denim-pattern analysis through its paces, finding that it isn’t particularly good at matching up identical pairs of jeans—and may create a number of “false alarm” errors to boot.

When our heart stops beating, our body tissues don't instantly up and die too. The genetic machinery inside some cells can keep whirring away...

On February 14, 1929, gunmen working for Al Capone disguised themselves as police officers, entered the warehouse of a competing gang, and shot seven...