Forensic reports often arrive in court clothed with an aura of science, certainty and neutrality, particularly in cases ...

PEOPLE examines five of the most explosive claims — featured in a new A&E documentary — made by the convicted killer’s ...

Forensic science has become a mainstay of many a TV drama, and it’s just as important in real-life criminal trials. Drawing on biology, chemistry, genetics, medicine and psychology, forensic evidence ...

FORENSICS AUSTRALIA – Jurors without technical training are frequently required to consider complex forensic evidence. It’s not just a matter of understanding the forensic evidence: in the case of ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- Criminal cases where forensic experts determine the age of bruises on victims from photographs could be flawed, according to scientific research. Researchers from Barts and The London ...

Benchmark testing shows evidence preparation dropping from up to 6 hours to as little as 5 minutes, with manual review shrinking from days or weeks to hours ...

This month, the National Commission on Forensic Science is pressing the Justice Department to look into ways to improve forensic science standards and how forensic evidence is used by law enforcement ...

Musician D4vd faces a crucial preliminary hearing in Los Angeles after prosecutors unsealed horrific allegations regarding ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. Nine days before death row inmate Earl Washington’s scheduled execution, his lawyers informed the ...

This summer marks 30 years since one of the biggest advances in criminal investigations, DNA profiling, identified a killer. Every cell within every living creature contains DNA material. That ...