NewsCellebrite, the largest player in the mobile-forensics industry, unveiled its UFED Premium last Friday. Along with the announcement came the bombshell: that it can now get into any Apple iOS device, and many of the high-end Android devices. Staff Author: Seth AugensteinTopics: Mobile Forensics ..read more

NewsA conversation between Associate Editor Laura French, and Dan Schoenbaum, president and COO of RiskiqStaff Author: Laura FrenchTopics: Cybersecurity ..read more

NewsOne huge leap for next-generation sequencing of DNA was recently realized in Holland, where next-generation sequencing (NGS), otherwise known as massively parallel sequencing (MPS), earlier this year secured its first criminal conviction.Staff Author: Seth AugensteinTopics: DNA ..read more

NewsCourt TV was broadcasting the most compelling cases of the 90s and early 2000s at a time when forensic techniques now considered old school were still new and exciting. In 2008, the full-time trial coverage ended—but the scientific advancement did not. Now, Court TV has returned, with attorney-turned-journalist Vinnie Politan as its lead anchor. Politan discussed the relaunch with Forensic Magazine last week.Staff Author: Laura FrenchTopics: Crime Scene ..read more

NewsAnthropophagy, the eating of another human, is rare; so rare it has been relatively understudied by psychologists and criminal behavioral experts. A study of five French cannibals committed to a psychiatric hospital after their actions found two categories of cannibals: the severe paranoid schizophrenics; and those with mixed personality disorders, including a particular mix of sadism, psychopathy and a bit of paraphilia. Staff Author: Seth AugensteinTopics: Forensic Psychology ..read more

ArticleThe 2004 disappearance of John Thrasher from Livingston, in Overton County, Tenn., remains unsolved. Like most of the thousands of America's missing persons, Thrasher's case is at a standstill until the right witness comes forward with the right information – no matter what forensic techniques are now available. Staff Author: Seth AugensteinTopics: Unsolved ..read more

NewsThe New Hampshire attorney general held a press conference Thursday afternoon to announce they had identified three of the four females found in two barrels in Bear Brook State Park, one of the most infamous cold cases in American history. Staff Author: Seth AugensteinTopics: DNA ..read more

NewsHammers are in almost every home. After firearms and knives, they are among the most common of murder weapons, according to some federal crime statistics. But not every killer is created equal when it comes to wielding the blunt-force weapons. Staff Author: Seth AugensteinTopics: Medical Examiner ..read more

NewsPablo Ibar was found guilty in January of murdering a bar owner and two nightclub dancers, and was recently sentenced to life in the Florida prison system. DNA-mixture interpretation made the difference when it came to identifying key data in the case: the material on a T-shirt recovered from the crime scene, which had covered the face of the gunman.Staff Author: Seth AugensteinTopics: DNA ..read more

NewsLeslie Van Houten, the youngest member of the “Manson Family,” has been recommended for parole three times. But like the previous two bids for freedom, the latest attempt was blocked by California’s governor. The now-69-year-old Van Houten’s attorney is pursuing a different tack: an intervention from the court system.Staff Author: Seth AugensteinTopics: Forensic Psychology ..read more