The Netflix series Making A Murderer drew attention to a number of failures in the justice system, from police and prosecutorial misconduct, to the collection and scientific analysis of the physical ...

A forensic science examiner performs an analysis at the Connecticut Forensic Science Laboratory. Some state labs face yearslong backlogs across a range of cases, including those requiring DNA and ...

Lansing, Mich. (WLNS)– Nichols Law Firm is asking Governor Gretchen Whitmer to remove the Forensic Science Laboratory from the Department of State Police. In a ...

There are plenty of reasons for forensic misconduct. But there is also the reality that many crime labs lack proper oversight. Annie Dookhan, (center), pictured with her family in a Boston courtroom ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Legal experts from two universities will convene a group to ...

Promising new inroads into critical DNA testing has been forecast by experts who have applied machine learning to DNA profiling. From medical diagnostics to forensic tests and national security, PCR ...

A new study has confirmed saltwater drowning as the cause of death for a Neolithic man whose remains were found in a mass grave on the coast of Northern Chile. A team of researchers developed an ...