He was the first to use PCR testing on crime-scene DNA, inspiring a practice that has freed thousands of wrongfully convicted people.

Old-fashioned detective work and advances in forensic science led to the identification of a suspect in the killings of four teenagers in Austin, Texas, in 1991, officials said.

A pioneering new test that can recover fingerprints from ammunition casing, once thought nearly impossible, has been developed by two Irish scientists. Dr Eithne Dempsey, and her recent PhD student Dr ...

Unidentified bodies and remains are commonly referred to as "John" and "Jane Doe's", a situation that is becoming so common that the U.S. Department of Justice ...