For decades, investigators have treated fired bullets and casings as nearly hopeless surfaces for fingerprints, assuming the blast of heat and pressure wiped away the most telling traces of who pulled ...

Like fingerprints, a firearm's discarded shell casings have unique markings. This allows forensic experts to compare casings from a crime scene with those from a suspect's gun. Finding and reporting a ...

Duct tape found at crime scenes can provide forensic scientists with important information, but no standardized protocol for analyzing it has ever existed. Now, Tatiana Trejos, assistant professor in ...

AMES, Iowa – Like fingerprints, a firearm’s discarded shell casings have unique markings. This allows forensic experts to compare casings from a crime scene with those from a suspect’s gun. Finding ...

The forensic science program at Saint Louis University offers students a diverse range of coursework and practical training, equipping them to become the next generation of forensic scientists.

Esteemed forensic anthropologist Sue Black gives a candid insight into the UK criminal justice system and how it really works ...

For more than three decades, DNA has been considered the gold standard of forensic science. It has transformed criminal ...

The Western Cape has achieved a national first after its forensic toxicology lab received global accreditation.

The holding from the Albany -based Appellate Division, Third Department says New York's post-conviction DNA statute may ...

Duct tape found at crime scenes can provide forensic scientists with important information, but no standardized protocol for analyzing it has ever existed. Trace evidence is usually invisible to the ...