When TV shows like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation portray DNA processing in the forensic lab, the results appear instantly with a DNA match wrapping up the case in hours. However, the ...

The King County Sheriff’s Office has acquired a $230,000 Rapid DNA machine that can process crime scene evidence in approximately 90 minutes, a task that previously took weeks or months at the state ...

Forensic DNA analysis can provide conclusive evidence to trace specific individuals to a crime scene and has been instrumental in solving cold cases, exonerating the wrongfully accused and bringing ...

Colorado lawmakers unveiled a bipartisan proposal at the capitol on Thursday aimed at heading off future problems at the state’s DNA testing lab, in the wake of the issues caused by former forensic ...

The Gilgo Beach murder case is moving toward a trial, but two defense requests are slowing things down. Rex Heuermann's attorneys are asking for more time as they challenge something called nuclear ...

DENVER (KDVR) — The internal affairs report on a former Colorado Bureau of Investigation forensic scientist showed no evidence that the analyst crafted fake DNA profiles or matches, but that her ...

MINNEAPOLIS — At least 75 DNA samples at the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office Forensic Science Laboratory have potentially been contaminated. The sheriff's office says the contamination was discovered ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Without advanced DNA testing developed by a Texas lab, Iowa City Police investigators may not have been ...