Forensic scientists both help solve crimes and aid in exonerating innocent people. They use scientific methods ...

D4vd, the 21-year-old singer whose real name is David Anthony Burke, is accused of killing a teen girl, allegedly to keep her ...

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 ...

Researchers have developed a new method for human identification, which could be a powerful new tool for forensic investigations. Edith Cowan University (ECU) Ph.D. students Rebecca Tidy and Romy ...

A little while ago, a reader sent me a Nevada Supreme Court ruling. In the unanimous opinion, the justices cited my work from the mid-2000s criticizing the use of bite-mark identification in criminal ...

This is science, not clairvoyance. fingerprint by Torsak Thammachote/www.shutterstock.com Scientific evidence and expert witness testimony are integral to criminal ...

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is trying to shore up faltering confidence in forensic science and how its experts describe their findings in court, a push that comes months after similar efforts ...

How do lawyers view forensic evidence? And how do individuals who make up juries view forensic evidence? Some lawyers complain of a CSI effect, in which jurors expect that every case should involve ...

Retired FBI profiler Jim Clemente says the man who abducted 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie is likely frantically hiding forensic evidence and monitoring media coverage to see what police know.

Forensic accounting uses auditing and investigative skills to detect financial crimes. Learn how forensic accountants ...