Dozens of N.M. cold cases reopened after bodies found in desert
ALBUQUERQUE — In the desert outside Albuquerque, hikers have sometimes stumbled upon human remains partially buried under the hardy scrub and hard-baked dirt. But few people could have imagined the crime scene now emerging: The bones of at least 13 people have been uncovered on the site of an abandoned housing development.
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La. lab brings cold cases back to life
By Rick Jervis USA TodayRelated Articles: Report calls for nationwide crime lab overhaul Calif. sheriff's crime lab honored BATON ROUGE, La. — The clay face perched on a lab shelf at Louisiana State ...
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11th body found in largest N.M. crime scene
By Maggie Shepard Associated PressALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Police said Wednesday that they have unearthed an 11th body from Albuquerque's largest crime scene ever: a mesa west of the city where remains ...
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L.A. serial killer case has gone cold
By Thomas Watkins Associated PressRelated Articles: DNA fails to find L.A. serial killer LAPD uses DNA to hunt for serial killer L.A. police hunt serial killer of 11LOS ANGELES — They have a sample ...
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Report calls for nationwide crime lab overhaul 1
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Researchers have concluded the nation's crime labs need an overhaul because they lack strict and consistent scientific standards.
A 255-page report from the National Academy of Sciences is urging the creation of national standards of training, certification and expertise for forensic criminal work, much of which is currently done on a city or state level.
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N.M. police find bones of 6 bodies in desert
By Maggie Shepard Associated PressALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Bones from six bodies have been uncovered in the desert west of Albuquerque during the past two weeks, and police said Tuesday they were likely ...
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Fla. detectives ID remains of retired officer 1
By Amy L. Edwards Orlando SentinelOSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — Detectives have identified human remains recently found in rural Osceola County and said they belong to a retired police officer who was killed, ...
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Crisis brewing at Mich. crime labs
By David Eggert Associated Press (AP Photo)Related Articles: Error-prone Detroit police crime lab closed Detroit lawyers criticize crime lab probe Prosecutor blasts Detroit police for audit's findings ...
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DNA cracks Wis. case from 1976
By Todd Richmond Associated PressFOND DU LAC, Wis. — A DNA match has helped detectives arrest a man in the stabbing death of a 19-year-old woman more than three decades ago, apparently clearing a ...
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Product Review: FujiFilm FinePix IS Pro DSLR
The FujiFilm Finepix IS Pro is a 12.3 megapixel digital SLR specifically designed for professional photography of images that go beyond the visual spectrum of the human eye. The FujiFilm Finepix IS Pro specifically addresses some of the concerns of evidence collectors and is a reflection of FujiFilm’s commitment to the law enforcement industry. It has all of the features that place it on the pinnacle of forensic cameras, and then some. ...
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DNA evidence untested in 800+ Calif. cases
Number of L.A. County sex cases with untested evidence and no suspects is much higher than thoughtBy Joel Rubin Los Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — DNA evidence has gone untested in more than 800 rape ...
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N.M. Univ. becoming forensic testing hub
The Deming HeadlightLAS CRUCES, N.M. — A quiet corner of New Mexico State University could soon become a hub for scientific criminal investigation. Forensic Testing Laboratories is already up and ...
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Fla. crime labs bogged down in testing DNA
By Jerome Burdi Sun-SentinelFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — DNA can be a crook's worst enemy.It first was used to solve rape and homicide cases, and in recent years savvy crime investigators realized the ...
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Evidence links remains to Fla. toddler home
Related article: Fla. detectives hurry to ID child's remainsBy Tamara Lush Associated PressORLANDO, Fla. — A medical examiner found evidence among a child's remains that link them to the home of ...
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