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A curated list of the top Forensic News for Friday December 8th, 2017. In today’s issue: LGBT+ missing persons cases cause concern, in search of a toddler’s killer, a cold case is closed, a man is arrested in connection with his pregnant ex-girlfriend’s death, an NBA player’s cold case murder is solved. Missing persons cases in Toronto’s gay village have been thrust into the spotlight after 22-year-old Tess Richey was found dead four days after her disappearance. Toronto's Gay Village On Edge After A Slew Of Young People Have Disappeared 2. Law enforcement agents request the publi ..read more

A curated list of the top Forensic News for Wednesday December 6th, 2017. In today’s issue: a cold case Facebook page is launched, a woman who disappeared after her Tinder date is found dead, India is declared one of the deadliest countries for human rights workers, a human rights high commissioner denounces a possible genocide, Mexico is urged to protect its journalists. Detectives working with the New Castle County police have launched a Facebook page dedicated to cold case murders, together with videos with families of the victims in which they share their stories. New Castle C ..read more

A curated list of the top Forensic News for Tuesday December 5th, 2017. In today’s issue: California crime rates affected by criminal justice reform, a cold case squad steps up its efforts, a murder remains unsolved, problems with DNA evidence jeopardise a case, a family seeks closure. A study by the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice analysed city crime trends in California during the “justice reform era” and found that crime rose by 5% in Los Angeles County while overall crime rates fell in the rest of the state. Crime rates down in California, up in L.A. County, durin ..read more

A curated list of the top Forensic News for Monday December 4th, 2017. In today’s issue: new DNA evidence may crack cold case, a cult-like boarding school leader is charged with murder, a guilty plea is reached in the case of the missing Lyon sisters, a cold case is closed, efforts continue in the search for the fate of missing persons in Cyprus. Technicians have retrieved a DNA sample from the clothes of Theresa Corley — murdered in 1978 — that has yielded a complete DNA profile, to be sent to a national DNA database for further testing. Discovery of DNA on clothes seeks to ..read more

A curated list of the top Forensic News for Friday December 1st, 2017. In today’s issue: murdered female activists remembered, a cold case murder is closed while another cold case is reopened, an Indigenous woman’s murder is finally declared a major crime, shining a spotlight on at-risk missing persons. Slain female human rights activists were remembered during AWID’s 2017 tribute marking International Women Human Rights Defenders’ Day. Remembering women killed fighting for human rights in 2017 2. A 61-year-old Canadian resident has been charged with second degree murder in connec ..read more

A curated list of the top Forensic News for Wednesday November 29th, 2017. In today’s issue: a speaker identification project passes its final field test, the FBI searches a wildlife in connection with a missing persons case, a gun in a McDonald’s bag leads to a suspected serial killer’s arrest, a convicted war criminal takes his own life in court, new technology could potentially crack an old cold case. The UK’s Metropolitan Police Service and the Portuguese Polícia Judiciária have demonstrated how unknown speakers may be identified using the Speaker Identification Integrated Proj ..read more

A curated list of the top Forensic News for Tuesday November 28th, 2017. In today’s issue: a new fingerprint-lifting technology will be available commercially next year, new inquests in a serial killer case, opening arguments were heard in a cold case trial, a father remains missing, a friend speaks out about her friendship with a murder victim as her killer is set to stand trial. The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, the Centre for Applied Science and Technology, and Loughborough University have developed a technology that uses a chemical to recover fingerprints on items ..read more

IIP will receive $641,000 USD to help cover laboratory fees. The Illinois Innocence Project (IIP) will receive a United States Department of Justice Bloodsworth grant — named after Kirk Bloodsworth, exonerated by DNA evidence in 1993 after being sentenced to death — as reported by the Illinois Times. From the article: “We are incredibly grateful for this grant,” said IIP executive director John Hanlon. “Without it, we would not be able to do hardly any DNA cases.” According to Hanlon, the project’s three most recent successful DNA exoneration cases collectively cost almost $100,000 ..read more

A curated list of the top Forensic News for Monday November 27th, 2017. In today’s issue: a cold case remains unsolved, a teenager vanishes after witnessing a murder, police agents are trained in underwater CSI, the Randox scandal continues, Myanmar is accused of human rights abuses. Bruce Harrell’s mother in Denver celebrates her son’s 33rd birthday as his 2006 cold case shooting death remains unsolved. Cold case: 11 years after son's death, mom copes by celebrating son's birthday 2. The search continues for 14-year-old Sarasota teen Jabez Spann, who disappeared after witnessing ..read more