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The breakthrough forensic science known as genetic genealogy is back in the news in the case of the “Idaho Four” home invasion slayings, highlighting yet again what a game-changer this latest crimefighting tool is. Or, rather, could be. The brutal stabbing of four University of Idaho students on Nov. 13 as they slept in their […]
In 1985, atmospheric scientists in Antarctica noticed something troubling. For decades, they’d been measuring the thickness of the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere, the layer of gas that deflects much of the sun’s radiation. Starting in the 1970s, it had started plummeting. By the mid-1980s, they observed that it was on track to be […]
When the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope entered low-Earth orbit in 2008, it opened our eyes to a whole new Universe of high-energy radiation. One of its more curious discoveries was the Fermi Bubbles: giant, symmetrical blobs extending above and below the galactic plane, 25,000 light-years on each side from the Milky Way’s center, glowing in […]
The following story contains spoilers for Netflix’s twisty heist series Kaleidoscope, in particular the episode “Pink.” Netflix’s Kaleidoscope is a heist story—with a twist. While you’ve likely seen Ocean’s Eleven, Reservoir Dogs, and Baby Driver (and if you haven’t seen Widows, the time to check that one out is now!), you haven’t seen a heist […]
Recent groundbreaking technology has revolutionized the way law enforcement investigates cold cases and has led to breaks in dozens of previously unsolved cases in 2022 alone. While not all breaks have led to arrests just yet, police have been able to use modern DNA forensics technology and genetic genealogy to link evidence from crime […]
Recent groundbreaking technology has revolutionized the way law enforcement investigates cold cases and has led to breaks in dozens of previously unsolved cases in 2022 alone. While not all breaks have led to arrests just yet, police have been able to use modern DNA forensics technology and genetic genealogy to link evidence from crime scenes […]
With his newest release, The Forever Witness: How DNA and Genealogy Solved a Cold Case Double Murder, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Edward Humes gives an incredible account that is a decidedly unique combination of true-crime story, forensic science lesson, and ethical discussion. With the backdrop of the 1987 Seattle-area murders of Tanya Van Cuylenborg and […]
For forensic scientist supervisor Julie Sikorsky, solving the mystery of Baby June’s identity through genetic genealogy, leading to detectives solving the baby’s homicide, was an amazing achievement.”We rebuilt the family tree, identified the close relatives and then established the link to our suspect today,” Sikorsky said at a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office news conference, […]
BOISE, Idaho — The public still wants answers in the quadruple homicide that left four University of Idaho students dead — but experts say evidence in a complex homicide case will take time to process. Authorities in Moscow still haven’t been able to identify a suspect or locate the weapon in the stabbings, though investigators […]