In a French criminal trial, conventional DNA analysis couldn’t distinguish between twin brothers, but emerging scientific methods could help in such cases.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A new study led by researchers from the University of Oregon dug into limitations of a forensic tool used at crime scenes — discovering one way that people may be incorrectly ...

Police said the skull of a man was found in the woods in Bristol back in 1986 and has been unidentified ever since.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Archaeologists have identified the cannibalized remains of a senior officer who perished during an ill-fated 19th century Arctic ...

ASHLAND, Va. — Almost 50 years after his death, an Illinois native who was killed in a traffic crash in Virginia in 1977 has ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A pair of Green Bay brothers have been exonerated for a 1987 murder after DNA identified a different suspect. Sandra Lison was found dead on August 4th, 1987 after she ...

The study of ancient DNA provides valuable insights into human history, including how ancient populations migrated and merged with each other. But discoveries drawn from this ancient genetic data can ...

The method of nuclear DNA analysis that linked suspect Rex A. Heuermann to the alleged Gilgo Beach serial killings will soon be the primary method for generating forensic genetic data, a founder of ...

MINNEAPOLIS — At least 75 DNA samples at the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office Forensic Science Laboratory have potentially been contaminated. The sheriff's office says the contamination was discovered ...