Some crimes seemed impossible to solve until genetic genealogy came into play. By analyzing thousands of DNA markers and tracing them back to distant relatives, this technology has helped solve cold ...

New research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison reveals that dysfunction in a protein essential to maintaining stability in our chromosomes may be responsible for serious—and sometimes ...

You follow the thread of a case that sat cold for nearly three decades and feel the moment the silence breaks. Investigators used updated DNA methods and persistent detective work to connect evidence ...

Robin Warr Lawrence was just 37 years old in November 1994 when an intruder broke into her Virginia home and stabbed her 49 times, leaving her 2-year-old daughter alone in the house for two days until ...

A San Bernardino County teen’s murder has finally been solved 40 years later after detectives used DNA from a discarded ...

The Medici family evokes wealth and power for those who are familiar with the lasting imprint this famous family left on their native city - Florence, Italy. They transformed Florence from a ...

DAVIE, Fla. — After nearly four decades, Davie police say new DNA testing has solved the 1987 cold case murder of 28-year-old Marilyn Decker. Decker’s body was found mutilated and stuffed inside a ...

New DNA analysis has solved the 1987 killing of Rhonda Marie Fisher. A CODIS match linked evidence in the case to serial offender Vincent Darrell Groves. Officials say the breakthrough highlights ...

The Nancy Guthrie case has DNA evidence at five separate labs. A forensic science expert just explained what that means. Arizona State University forensic science professor April Stonehouse explained ...

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