Barbara Rae-Venter never anticipated that her genealogy hobby would lead to the capture of one of California's most notorious ...

Newly unsealed warrants in the deaths of Jessica Lyman and her 8-year-old son reveal disturbing clues found inside their home ...

A key piece of evidence is becoming a point of contention in the University of Idaho quadruple murder case. The podcast Criminally Obsessed interviewed Joseph S ...

Genetic genealogy is identifying the mothers of deceased newborns found abandoned, shedding light on crimes that went unsolved for years. Women now may face lengthy prison sentences for decades ...

The remains of a Monterey Bay fisherman who vanished in the ocean nearly three decades ago was recently identified through advanced DNA forensic testing, according to DNASolves.com.

The sight of a room full of human cadavers can be off-putting for some, but not for Haley Omeasoo. In fact, Omeasoo’s comfort level and lack of squeamishness convinced her to pursue studies in ...

News about Forensic Science, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Several forensic experts were used in trying to identify her. In August 2002, bones recovered during the search of Pickton's ...

From DNA sequencing to fingerprint analysis, forensic scientists are using groundbreaking new tools to stop animal ...

Forensic genetic genealogy is providing closure in Lancaster County, the commonwealth and beyond. That is incredibly powerful! This technology should continue to be supported.

Every year, thousands of murders in the United States remain unsolved. Today, there are over 300,000 cold cases on the books. But a revolutionary technology, forensic genetic genealogy, could change ...