Jamaurea Jermaine Britton, of Tyler, is charged with capital murder in Dejah Hood's death. Police say she was beaten, ...

For nearly three decades, Yvonne “Missy” Woods was Colorado’s star forensic scientist, relied on by police and prosecutors to test DNA evidence in the state’s most baffling crimes. Her work was ...

A jury on Monday found Steven Augusta Ridge guilty of capital murder for the 1996 rape and strangling death of 15-year-old ...

One of the unresolved mysteries about the history of the Americas is when the first people arrived. Despite extensive debate ...

DNA evidence has solved the 1962 murders of Charles Hale and Lester McCollum in Washington. Both identified suspects died ...

Prosecutors narrowed in on DNA evidence on day seven of Brian Walshe’s trial, with witnesses detailing the process of analyzing samples from blood-stained slippers to a hacksaw and hatchet. “The ...

Thomas Jefferson’s DNA sheds new light on his relationship with Sally Hemings and supports the longstanding conclusion that he fathered her children.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the prosecution attempted to tie Tony Lee "TJ" Wiggins to DNA collected for his capital murder trial, the defense pointed out ...

A new book demonstrates how new forensic technologies, investigative techniques, and policies can provide justice to victims and closure for families. Matt DeLisi examined over 100 cold cases recently ...

When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in stone for centuries. Observers see stories in the plaster casts later made of ...