Texas sexual-assault survivors now have a quieter route to forensic DNA testing that does not require calling the police. A new limited-consent option lets survivors get a forensic medical exam and have evidence tested for foreign DNA while holding off on a formal report to law enforcement.

On the third day of a high-profile evidentiary hearing in Orange County, forensic experts took the stand Wednesday as the legal team for 80-year-old Tommy Zeigler sought to use modern DNA testing to challenge a nearly half-century-old murder conviction.

These articles describe how new forensic and DNA technologies have helped investigators resolve long-unsolved cases. Each story shows law enforcement reopening cold cases as tools improved. Investigators matched decades-old evidence with DNA profiles and genealogical methods to identify victims or arrest suspects.

Colorado investigators say they have solved the 1987 killing of Rhonda Marie Fisher after newly analyzed DNA linked her death to a serial murderer.

FaSTR DNA from STRmix is an expert forensic software that rapidly analyzes DNA profiles and can assign a Number of Contributors (NoC) estimate..FaSTR DNA expedites the analysis of raw data generated by genetic analyzers and standard profiling kits.

A new Texas law allows for forensic medical exams for sex assault survivors even if no report has been made to law enforcement.

The 30 th International Symposium on Human Identification (ISHI), the world’s largest annual meeting focusing entirely on DNA forensics, will draw nearly 1000 law enforcement professionals and scientists to Palm Springs, CA next month to collaborate on ...