For decades, investigators have treated fired bullets and casings as nearly hopeless surfaces for fingerprints, assuming the blast of heat and pressure wiped away the most telling traces of who pulled ...

This Special Issue focuses on critical identification cases, as forensic experts increasingly face significant challenges in identifying human remains, both in routine and extraordinary circumstances.

Fluorescence analysis has emerged as a pivotal tool in both dental research and forensic science. In dental materials, the technique facilitates the differentiation between composite restorations and ...

Relief is coming for crime scene investigators and toxicologists who have struggled to accurately and swiftly identify drugs that have been seized by law enforcement and may be relied on as evidence ...

The same forensic science recently used to ID victims of the Gilgo Beach serial killer could now determine whether German immigrant Bruno Hauptmann notoriously murdered the Lindbergh baby nearly more ...

DNA Analysis Results Are Available Instantly Hollywood loves to show forensic labs producing DNA matches within minutes, but ...