More than a century after she vanished, the Saskatoon Police Service announced that the mystery of Saskatoon’s “Woman in the Well” has been solved.

Crime documentaries and courtroom dramas offer only a glimpse into the complex world of forensic science. While DNA analysis plays a key role in identifying suspects or victims, the scope of ...

A 39-year-old Michigan cold case sexual assault has been solved using forensic genealogy. Northern Michigan University students working with Michigan State Police identified a 78-year-old Wisconsin ...

In the summer of 1976, a man collecting moss found partial human remains in the woods about a mile south of U.S. 20 in rural Linn County. The woman had worn a leather coat with fringe, a belt adorned ...

New research reveals an innovative wildlife forensics method that uses advanced genetic tools and local DNA databases to help authorities solve complex environmental crimes involving multiple species.

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — When Maureen Brainard-Barnes’ skeletal remains were found hidden in the roadside scrub near Long Island’s Gilgo Beach in the winter of 2010, there was hardly any physical ...

A man who murdered an 18-year-old woman in Utah four decades ago has finally been identified, authorities said Thursday. Christine Gallegos was found dead on May 16, 1985, along Jefferson Street in ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Cracking cold cases decades later. Forensic technology is moving quickly, making it easier for investigators to find new leads in old cases. One non-profit that provides the ...

Advanced DNA testing has confirmed that human remains found nearly 50 years ago in Lee County were those of a man named Charles Howard Wallace, the Arkansas State Police announced on Friday. The ...

Suspected killer of Alie Berrelez won't be arrested because he died. Sept. 13, 2011— -- A cold case involving the unsolved murder of a 5-year-old girl in 1993 was finally closed today, but the ...