Forensic science is a growing field that offers scientists opportunities to specialize in different techniques.

He was the first to use PCR testing on crime-scene DNA, inspiring a practice that has freed thousands of wrongfully convicted ...

Forensic genealogy lab Othram is helping law enforcement agencies solve cold cases, including Albany's 61-year-old unsolved murder of Catherine Blackburn ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Crime Laboratory opened its doors to the public Wednesday, Sept. 17, giving Amarillo residents and local media a rare look at the scientific work that ...

It started as a tragic missing person case — but ended with a shocking forensic breakthrough. Years after Megan Waterman’s ...

Texas lawmakers this year approved a pilot program to place Rapid DNA machines in two counties' jail booking stations.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A new report released Thursday by the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations finds that rising violent crime and rapid population growth across the ...

Thanks to advanced DNA technology, authorities say the identified human remains found 12 years ago belong to Velma Louise ...

The Texas Department of Public Safety is recognizing the hardworking men and women of the Crime Laboratory Division during National Forensic Science Week. (Courtesy Photo) Established in 1937, the ...

Security and justice can only be achieved when institutions co-operate across the entire chain - from investigation to prosecution to adjudication. A ...

According to Salem Statesman Journal archives, a California moss collector found the remains in a remote area 25 miles east of Sweet Home in July 1976. Then-Linn County District Attorney Larry Houchin ...