Study Finds Mass School Shootings Are Not Caused by Mental Illness
Data reveal psychosis and other serious psychiatric illness absent in the majority of perpetrators
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How Old Is That Fingerprint?
New study discovers molecular markers that could be used to age fingerprints more accurately
Former Partners-in-Crime Likely to Violently Turn On One Another
Study takes a network analysis approach to assessing patterns within organized crime gangs
Understanding Who Commits Which Crimes
New study examines what preferences can help predict who will commit a crime
Historical Forensic Case Shows Importance of Toxicological Analysis
An investigation of forensic reports from a famous case of poisoning which occurred in Portugal in the late 19th century demonstrates how critical toxicology is to the field
Solving a Double Murder with Investigative Genetic Genealogy
A successful case study of a 16-year-old double murder in Sweden
A 'Sandblasting' Technique to Detect Fingerprints
Researcher's experiments show abrasive blasting of a specialized powder over a surface is more effective at revealing fingerprints than the conventional dusting method
Reversal of Blood Droplet Flight Predicted, Captured in Experiments
The impact of gun muzzle gases on blood backspatter captured, implications for forensic analysis of bloodstain patterns
Forensics Puzzle Cracked via Fluid Mechanical Principles
How can clothing of a close-range shooter remain free of bloodstains?
Probabilistic Genotyping in the Forensic Lab
PG software has potential to be “game changer” in resolving criminal cases