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Finding Hidden Data: Understanding SQL Databases
November 13, 2024
SQL databases are vital in digital forensics, storing everything from chat logs to deleted data. Learn the role of WAL files, the challenges of recovering deleted records and the best practices for ensuring data integrity. Read More
Genealogy, Investigative Work Proves Adoptive Parents Murdered 7-Year-Old in 1959
November 13, 2024
On Nov. 10, 1966, charges were dismissed because of the absence of corpus delicti and the failure of the prosecution to connect the skeleton of the child found in Mequon with the defendants. Read More
Ramapo College’s IGG Center Identifies Suspect in 1974 Murder
November 13, 2024
On Feb. 15, 1974, Mary Schlais was found deceased near the intersection of 408th Ave. and 990th St. in the Township of Spring Brook, Dunn County (WI). Schlais’s death was ruled a homicide. Read More
Amid Shortage, New Mexico Uses CT Scans to Supplement, Replace Autopsies
November 13, 2024
As medical examiner and coroner offices nationwide face a severe shortage of forensic pathologists, New Mexico has pioneered the use of CT scans to reduce autopsy numbers and reduce costs. Read More
Bones from Shipwreck Show How Bone Chemistry may Hold Clues about Lifestyle
November 13, 2024
This work explored how the chemistry of bone might adjust in response to physical activity and aging, so a person's bone chemistry may hold clues about their lifestyle. Read More
Police Identify Prison Escapee’s Remains 40 Years Later
November 08, 2024
Investigators with the York Regional Police (UK) Cold Case Unit have identified human remains more than 40 years after they were found, and are appealing for any information that may help them solve the cold case. Read More
Louisiana County Gets New Forensic Center
November 08, 2024
The 26,000-square-foot, $15.4 million facility will house the Calcasieu Parish Coroner’s Office and the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office Crime Lab. Work on the facility began in October 2022. Read More
