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Crime Scene Investigator: ‘I’m not an expert’

The prosecution wrapped up its case Friday in the first-degree murder trial of Seth Fontenot and the defense team called its first witness, an...
Case Studies & Stories

Should texts, e-mail, tweets and Facebook posts be the new fingerprints in court?

In an episode of the CBS show “Criminal Minds” that aired last year , an FBI team is on a frantic hunt for a...
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Forensic Reform in the Crime Lab and the Courtroom

The national effort to improve and advance forensic science experienced a significant setback last week when the only federal judge on the National Commission...
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DNA and case preparation

What does the presence of an individual’s DNA on an item related to a crime actually mean in the context of the case circumstances? ...
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Forensic holodeck to transport jury to the crime scene

Guilty or innocent? To help them decide, judges and juries are often presented with reams of evidence: crime scene photos, medical documents or suspected...
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Judge tosses out two types of DNA testing

A Brooklyn judge has stirred up controversy by tossing out two types of DNA proof routinely applied in criminal circumstances all through the city. Justice...
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DNA Test That Distinguishes Identical Twins May Be Used in Court for First Time

In 2004, two young women were abducted at gunpoint while walking home near Boston at night. The crimes happened eight days apart, but the...
Case Studies & Stories

Amid Conflicting Accounts, Trusting Darren Wilson

In four hours of vivid testimony before the St. Louis County grand jury in September describing his shooting of Michael Brown, the officer said...
Rulings

Virginia judge rules police can require suspect to unlock cell phone with fingerprint

Recently, there was a lot of press coverage about a Virginia court ruling on how the Fifth Amendment applies to bypassing a smart phone...
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Historic Scottish Trial: First Conviction Under New ‘Double Jeopardy’ Law

Angus Sinclair's retrial for the brutal murders of Christine Eadie and Helen Scott was the first to take place following changes made in Scotland...
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