Forensic Scientist Erin Ermish took the stand in the Faith Hedgepeth murder trial Wednesday morning. She testified about ...

On this episode of "Courtroom Insider," Grace Wong joins Nate Eaton to break down the key evidence we learned in Day 6 of Miguel Salguero-Olivares' trial — fingerprints and DNA that link him to the ...

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

Douglas Stewart Carter walked out of a Utah jail Monday after spending roughly four decades behind bars, much of that time under a death sentence, as newly analyzed DNA evidence […] The post Utah ...

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 ...

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

Jamaurea Jermaine Britton, of Tyler, is charged with capital murder in Dejah Hood's death. Police say she was beaten, strangled and stabbed in September 2023.

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 ...

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 DNA ...

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 ...

DNA recovered from Thomas Jefferson’s hair adds new evidence that he fathered children with Sally Hemings at Monticello.