Month September 2015

Using a new technology – “The Guilford County Sheriff’s Department is one of several law enforcement agencies testing a new fingerprint technology that can analyze metabolites left behind in fingerprint residue for a variety of factors. The ability to eliminate… Continue Reading →

Researchers at NIST have published a proof of concept paper testing the “idea that you could tell how old a fingerprint is by the degree to which the biomolecules, such as fatty acids, in the fingerprint’s ridges have migrated down into… Continue Reading →

From USA Today: “Vice President Joe Biden and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. on Thursday announced they will devote a combined $79 million to combat the accumulation of untested sexual assault kits held by police agencies across the country.”

In part with help from national grants, as well as a grant from the New York County District Attorney’s office, Nevada will clear its backlog of sex assault DNA kits. Nevada currently has over 7,000 backlogged sex assault DNA tests… Continue Reading →

In a case in which police have been criticized for handling the crime scene poorly and the subsequent investigation has been laden with inconsistencies, the forensics chief’s announcement that the DNA found on the alleged murder weapon did not match the… Continue Reading →

On April 19, Vincent Viafore and his fiancée Angelika Graswald went kayaking in New York when Viafore went missing in what Graswald claimed was a kayaking accident. His body was later recovered from the Hudson River on May 23, and Graswald has… Continue Reading →

A new rapid and portable DNA testing “platform” just launched, according to this report, which the manufacturer says can test a swab in 70 minutes using disposable catridges.

Two wrongfully convicted brothers Henry McCollum and Leon Brown filed a complaint against Robeson County alleging the county’s failure or refusal to investigate exculpatory evidence and the failure or refusal to disclose exculpatory evidence against McCollum and Brown. The two… Continue Reading →

Traces of DNA from four individuals were found on the victim or her clothes, three individuals have been identified but one remains unknown. The 120 officers and employees being tested were present on the night of the incident at the Paris police… Continue Reading →

From the Washington Post, an article (for fun) analyzing Donald Trumps handwriting, now that we have seen him sign a pledge not to run independent, etc.  Highly expert observations include that: “His handwriting is HUGE. HUGE. (This can be a sign… Continue Reading →