Tag #Forensic Technology

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Genetic Genealogy Solves Cold Cases of Unidentified Remains

The National Geographic docuseries "Naming the Dead" follows the DNA Doe Project's use of genetic genealogy to identify over 50,000 unidentified bodies across the United States, offering closure to families and highlighting the collaborative nature of forensic science.

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Fingerprint Scanners Help Identify Thousands of Unidentified Bodies in Mexico

The body of Jesús Alberto Camacho, unidentified for three years, was identified in 2024 via a new fingerprint scanner donated by the UNFPA, which has aided in identifying over 6,000 bodies nationwide using the INE database.

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Cold Case Solved: DNA, Enhanced Fingerprints Lead to Arrest in 2003 Murder

88-year-old Edna Schubert was found murdered in her North Bay Shore home in December 2003; after more than two decades, 51-year-old former neighbor Raul Ayala was arrested and charged with her murder in January 2025 due to advancements in forensic technology that matched his fingerprints and DNA to ...

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Madrid Police Use New Software to Analyze Car Crash

A 2024 car crash in Madrid, caught on CCTV, is being investigated using new millimetric simulation software, one of 550 serious accidents analyzed annually by Madrid's traffic police, alongside other tools like drones and 360 cameras; the software increases accuracy in accident reconstruction.

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Idaho Murders Suspect's Name Revealed Through Investigative Genetic Genealogy

More than a month after four University of Idaho students were murdered, investigators learned Bryan Kohberger's name through investigative genetic genealogy, a process that involved submitting DNA to a genealogical database and building a family tree. The defense challenged the admissibility of thi...

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DNA Genealogy Solves 25-Year-Old Cold Case of Baby Garnet

The 25-year-old cold case of Baby Garnet, a newborn found dead in a Michigan campground in 1996, was solved using DNA genealogy, leading to the arrest of her grandmother, Nancy Garvatovski, who admitted to disposing of the body after the baby died.

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