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43,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Fingerprint Found in Spain
A team in Spain found a 43,000-year-old pebble bearing a Neanderthal fingerprint, confirmed by forensic experts, potentially the oldest complete hominin fingerprint and suggesting symbolic behavior in Neanderthals.
43,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Fingerprint Found in Spain
A team in Spain found a 43,000-year-old pebble bearing a Neanderthal fingerprint, confirmed by forensic experts, potentially the oldest complete hominin fingerprint and suggesting symbolic behavior in Neanderthals.
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20% Bias Score
Brainwave Test Leads to Conviction in Indian Poisoning Case
In 2008, Aditi Sharma, 24, was convicted in India of poisoning her fiancé based primarily on a controversial brainwave test (BEOS) despite her denial and lack of physical evidence; the test's reliability is questioned, highlighting ethical and legal concerns about neurotechnology in criminal justice...
Brainwave Test Leads to Conviction in Indian Poisoning Case
In 2008, Aditi Sharma, 24, was convicted in India of poisoning her fiancé based primarily on a controversial brainwave test (BEOS) despite her denial and lack of physical evidence; the test's reliability is questioned, highlighting ethical and legal concerns about neurotechnology in criminal justice...
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48% Bias Score
Germany Debates Using DNA to Determine Suspect's Geographic Origin
Germany is debating using DNA to determine the biogeographic origin of crime suspects, adding to existing analysis of eye, skin, and hair color; this is technically feasible, using even small DNA samples, to narrow down suspect pools by identifying continental regions of origin (e.g., Europe, Asia, ...
Germany Debates Using DNA to Determine Suspect's Geographic Origin
Germany is debating using DNA to determine the biogeographic origin of crime suspects, adding to existing analysis of eye, skin, and hair color; this is technically feasible, using even small DNA samples, to narrow down suspect pools by identifying continental regions of origin (e.g., Europe, Asia, ...
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48% Bias Score
Serial Rapist Sentenced After 30 Years Using Groundbreaking DNA Technology
A 52-year-old man, Michael Anthony Woodhall, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for three violent sexual assaults committed between 1995 and 1998 in Western Australia; his capture was enabled by groundbreaking investigative genetic genealogy (IGG) technology, marking its first use in an Australian ...
Serial Rapist Sentenced After 30 Years Using Groundbreaking DNA Technology
A 52-year-old man, Michael Anthony Woodhall, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for three violent sexual assaults committed between 1995 and 1998 in Western Australia; his capture was enabled by groundbreaking investigative genetic genealogy (IGG) technology, marking its first use in an Australian ...
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40% Bias Score
Cold Case Solved: Fingerprint Leads to Arrest in 1977 Murder
A fingerprint on a cigarette pack found in the car of Jeanette Ralston, a 24-year-old mother murdered in 1977, led to the arrest of Willie Eugene Sims, 69, who was linked through DNA evidence and is now charged with murder.
Cold Case Solved: Fingerprint Leads to Arrest in 1977 Murder
A fingerprint on a cigarette pack found in the car of Jeanette Ralston, a 24-year-old mother murdered in 1977, led to the arrest of Willie Eugene Sims, 69, who was linked through DNA evidence and is now charged with murder.
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36% Bias Score
Rotterdam Triple Homicide: DNA Evidence Leads to Arrest of Sendric S.
In Rotterdam, Netherlands, Sendric S. (24) was arrested for the triple homicide of three passersby in the IJsselmonde district; police used DNA evidence from shell casings, witness testimonies, and collaboration with Snapchat to identify and apprehend him, causing initial relief but ongoing communit...
Rotterdam Triple Homicide: DNA Evidence Leads to Arrest of Sendric S.
In Rotterdam, Netherlands, Sendric S. (24) was arrested for the triple homicide of three passersby in the IJsselmonde district; police used DNA evidence from shell casings, witness testimonies, and collaboration with Snapchat to identify and apprehend him, causing initial relief but ongoing communit...
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24% Bias Score
Polygraph Test Wrongfully Clears Child Abuser in Chemnitz, Sparking Debate
A German court's use of a polygraph test led to the wrongful acquittal of a man later convicted of sexually abusing ten children over 22 years in Chemnitz, sparking debate over the reliability of polygraph tests in German courts.
Polygraph Test Wrongfully Clears Child Abuser in Chemnitz, Sparking Debate
A German court's use of a polygraph test led to the wrongful acquittal of a man later convicted of sexually abusing ten children over 22 years in Chemnitz, sparking debate over the reliability of polygraph tests in German courts.
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52% Bias Score
Genetic Genealogy Solves 200-Year-Old Cold Case of Sea Captain
Undergraduate students at Ramapo College used investigative genetic genealogy to identify the nearly 200-year-old skeletal remains of Henry Goodsell, captain of the schooner Oriental, which sank off the coast of New Jersey in 1844, after bone fragments were discovered on area beaches between 1995 an...
Genetic Genealogy Solves 200-Year-Old Cold Case of Sea Captain
Undergraduate students at Ramapo College used investigative genetic genealogy to identify the nearly 200-year-old skeletal remains of Henry Goodsell, captain of the schooner Oriental, which sank off the coast of New Jersey in 1844, after bone fragments were discovered on area beaches between 1995 an...
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40% Bias Score
Cold Case Solved: DNA Links Deceased Airman to 1985 Murder
Ricky Lee Stallworth, a deceased former airman, was identified as the murderer of Christine Gallegos in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1985, through advanced DNA and genealogical testing four decades after the crime.
Cold Case Solved: DNA Links Deceased Airman to 1985 Murder
Ricky Lee Stallworth, a deceased former airman, was identified as the murderer of Christine Gallegos in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1985, through advanced DNA and genealogical testing four decades after the crime.
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44% Bias Score
DNA Technology Solves 27-Year-Old Cold Case Murder in Russia
In 2025, Russian authorities solved the 1998 rape and murder of 18-year-old Anya using advanced DNA technology to identify and arrest 63-year-old Sergey, who confessed to the crime.
DNA Technology Solves 27-Year-Old Cold Case Murder in Russia
In 2025, Russian authorities solved the 1998 rape and murder of 18-year-old Anya using advanced DNA technology to identify and arrest 63-year-old Sergey, who confessed to the crime.
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48% Bias Score
38-Year-Old Cold Case Solved: Arrest Made in 1986 Murder of Shirley Brant
After 38 years, Jeffrey Taylor, 64, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder with a firearm for the June 1986 killing of real estate broker Shirley Brant in North Miami Beach, Florida; a fingerprint found at the scene was matched to Taylor in March 2025.
38-Year-Old Cold Case Solved: Arrest Made in 1986 Murder of Shirley Brant
After 38 years, Jeffrey Taylor, 64, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder with a firearm for the June 1986 killing of real estate broker Shirley Brant in North Miami Beach, Florida; a fingerprint found at the scene was matched to Taylor in March 2025.
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44% Bias Score
Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Trial: DNA Evidence Takes Center Stage
A Long Island architect, Rex Heuermann, is on trial for the murders of seven women; key forensic DNA evidence linking him to the victims is being challenged in court by the defense; the prosecution presented expert testimony supporting its reliability.
Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Trial: DNA Evidence Takes Center Stage
A Long Island architect, Rex Heuermann, is on trial for the murders of seven women; key forensic DNA evidence linking him to the victims is being challenged in court by the defense; the prosecution presented expert testimony supporting its reliability.
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48% Bias Score
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