Careers in Forensic Entomology

Forensic Entomologists are typically employed by academic institutions and not law enforcement agencies. They can provide valuable information to law enforcement, Medical Examiners, and Coroners in establishing a portion of the postmortem interval. Entomologists are experts at determining the age of insects on human remains. Such information can be extremely valuable when law enforcement investigators are attempting to establish a time frame to support or refute suspect and/or witness statements.

Forensic entomology is a young subfield, which is the application of this science to medicolegal death investigations. Forensic Entomologists estimate the post-mortem interval (PMI)—the amount of time that passes after the death of the victim. These scientists use insects to make such determinations, as well as to help reveal the probable cause, location, and time of death. Forensic Entomologists are also able to glean other valuable information by studying the insects that live on dead bodies. For example, insect evidence can be used to:


• deduce if a body was disturbed or moved after death
• identify a body by analyzing the DNA of flesh consumed by insects
• determine whether a dead individual used drugs by analyzing accumulated toxins in the insects that fed on the body
• establish whether a suspect was present at the scene of a crime
• ascertain the presence or position of wounds in badly decomposed bodies

Forensic Entomologists have expertise about the life cycle of insects that feed on decomposing flesh. They know that certain insects eat specific parts of bodies at particular intervals. Insects also develop through their life phases from egg to larvae to pupae to adults within a constant timeframe according to each insect species.

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Mobile Forensics India

When cell phones or other cellular devices are involved in a crime or other incident, forensic examiners require tools that allow the proper retrieval and speedy examination of information present on the device. This report gives an overview of current forensic software, designed for acquisition, examination, and reporting of data discovered on cellular handheld devices, and an understanding of their capabilities and limitations.

Forensic Investigator must ensure the retrieval of data
without alteration!
– Imaging
• As most MS’s now have flash upgradeable Operating Systems, etc. this
is usually a straightforward process
• However, manufacturer’s are reluctant to provide access to the tools to
achieve this
• Independent tools known as Flashers are available for most
mainstream MS’s but have no recognised legal status in some parts of
the world.
– Data suites
• Provided by manufacturers
• Allow access to SMS/MMS, call registers, phonebooks, etc. as stored
on phone
• Cannot access memory directly

The Network Operators can provide detailed data on
calls made/received, message traffic, data transferred
and connection location/timing
• The HLR can provide;
– Customer name and address
– Billing name and address (if other than customer)
– User name and address (if other than customer)
– Billing account details
– Telephone Number (MSISDN)
– IMSI
– SIM serial number (as printed on the SIM-card)
– PIN/PUK for the SIM
– Subscriber Services allowed

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Wildlife Forensic in India

Wildlife Institute of India has been receiving wildlife offence cases from various enforcement agencies since 1987. It was felt that enforcement of Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act (1972) is often hampered due to the lack of reference materials and methods necessary to identify the animal and plant species in various wildlife offence cases.

Therefore, a need was felt for strengthening the Wildlife Forensic capabilities so as to support the enforcement agencies in the proper implementation of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 in controlling the illegal wildlife trade.


Acollaborative project between US Fish and Wildlife Services and Wildlife institute of India was initiated in October 1995 to strengthen the Wildlife forensic capability at WII through Research and Development and then disseminating the knowledge to the various law enforcement agencies.

Wildlife Institute of India provided the logistic support as well as the work space for the forensic lab, while the infrastructure has been procured through Wildlife Forensic Project. The forensic laboratory became operational in January 1998.


Personnel
Dr. S.P. Goyal, Scientist-F, Nodal Officer (e-mail: goyalsp@wii.gov.in )
Mr. Sandeep K. Gupta, Scientist-C
Mr. C. P. Sharma, Technical Staff
Mr. Thapa, Office Assistant

Visit the official page of Wildlife Institute India

http://www.wii.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=139&Itemid=310

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  Forensic Anthropology, India Anthropology is the science which tells us that people are the same the whole world over—except when they are different.
  
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Scientists reveal criminal virus spreaders using evolutionary forensics

http://www.genengnews.com/industry-updates/scientists-reveal-criminal-virus-spreaders-using-evolutionary-forensics/100784782/

Forensic database of hair 

 

A single hair found at a crime scene can now provide investigators with an instant lead thanks to a new database of human scalp hair characteristics developed by QUT PhD forensic science student Paul Barton.

Mr Barton, from QUT's Discipline of Chemistry, analysed donated scalp hair from 70 people of each gender and a variety of ages from African, Caucasian and Asian backgrounds using infra-red radiation instruments and interpreted the results with the aid of special mathematical methods.

http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20101711-21590.html

DFS to test for chinks in armour

To shield its special force personnel with bulletproof jackets, the Gujarat government has decided to set up a ballistic firing range at the Gandhinagar Directorate of Forensic Science (DFS). Once it is set up, Gujarat will be the first state in the country to have its own centre to test bulletproof equipment including vests, helmets, glass and vehicles.

All state governments send bulletproof samples to Defence Research and Development Organisation’s  Terminal Ballistic Research Laboratory (TBRL) situated in Chandigarh for testing. Armours are purchased only after they are okayed by ballistic experts.

http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/article/2/201011162010111603144136187079ad/DFS-to-test-for-chinks-in-armour.html
 

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Members of the community can discover the field of wildlife forensic science and latest novel research being conducted around the globe and to find new procedures for identifying species, individuals and populations.

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  Forensic Entomology CRIME SCENE CREATURES.

   

• 

  Forensic Ballistics “As long as there are guns, the individual that wants a gun for a crime is going to have one and going to get it.”

   

• 

  Forensic Anthropology, India Anthropology is the science which tells us that people are the same the whole world over—except when they are different.
  
  — Nancy Banks-Smith

   

  • 

    Forensic Toxicology, India <<< In the final phase of cocaine intoxication, when
    suicide is likely, the victim cannot save himself by an effort of will.
    He has lost the power.
    
    Carroll O'Connor >>>

     

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The intensity of the Program demands energy and zeal in the pursuit of greater understanding, and a willingness to master the behavioral, scientific, Biological and mathematical sciences that are the essential components of academic research in Life science disciplines. Each student in the Program chooses to concentrate in one of different available fields of study. Field selection—and later, dissertation advisor or guide,play a key role in guiding students through the Program. Such preparation reaches its culmination in the original research presented in a candidate's doctoral dissertation, and conferral of the Ph.D. in Life Science areas signifies that he or she has attained expert competence in a major field of study of life. Although a student's primary Coursework and research activities are concentrated in the field of specialization, this does not limit the range of a student's study; cross-disciplinary study is frequent and encouraged.

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Forensics Biotechnology And Genetics- INDIA

Biotechnology has provided law enforcement professionals with another way of placing a suspect at the scene of a crime. This area of study, called forensic biotechnology, uses a method called DNA fingerprinting.

This method is based on the fact that each individual's DNA is highly unlikely to be identical to any other person's DNA (unless he or she has an identical twin).

By examining traces of tissue, hair, tooth pulp, blood, or other body fluids left at the scene of a crime, a suspect can be linked to a crime location with great accuracy. Many states are now accepting DNA fingerprinting results as admissible evidence in criminal and civil trials.

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IFO FORENSIC STANDARDS AND RESEARCH PVT LTD (NEW DELHI), INDIA

IFO is registered forensic and investigative Company, it is a panel of experts from various fields of forensic science. IFO delivers its full services in any legal matter ranging from Fraud detection to Crime scene investigation, from detectives to lawyers and from expert opinion to expert witness. We deliver expert opinion and other investigative services with quality, efficiency and confidentiality.

WHEN TO CONTACT US
You can contact us in any of the following case:
If you need expert opinion or report from a forensic expert in a particular case.
If you are a victim of forgery/fraud and you want legal proof.
If fraud is committed on a computer and Cyber experts are required.
If you are in need of detectives or investigators.
If you are in need of a good criminal or civil Lawyer.
If you want to lift fingerprints from a particular place or object.
If you need Fingerprint chart for applying visa (US, UK, CANADA)
If you have disputed documents and you want experts to analyze Handwriting, Signature, Paper age, Ink age and analysis.
If you want to verify authenticity of a particular Document or Individual
If you need expert opinion on a Medico-Legal Case or Report
If you want DNA report (For child claims, paternal or maternal)
If you need a Ballistic expert for a firearm or bullet examination.
If you want a crime scene to be recreated

IFSR (IFO Forensic Standards & Research)is a Regd. with Ministry of Corporate Affairs under company act 1972 and possesses all rights in its favor. We offer expert opinion under sec-45 of Indian evidence Act.

We have Experienced Expert from almost every field not only Forensic Experts but also Engineers (Civil and Mechanical), Handwriting experts, Cyber experts, DOCTORS (Forensic Medicine), Lawyers criminal and Civil, Detectives and Investigators, Security Professionals etc...
We can Solve any Legal problem provided that you trust us and have faith in justice.

We Keep Full confidentiality of our clients unless the media attention is required or demanded by the client himself.
We are equipped with latest Technology and Techniques to provide accurate results. We have every facility you can name to support you.

We provide our services in all parts of India With Delhi as the Head Office and Lucknow as a Branch office.

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IFO FORENSIC STANDARDS AND RESEARCH PVT LTD (NEW DELHI), INDIA

IFO is registered forensic and investigative Company, it is a panel of experts from various fields of forensic science. IFO delivers its full services in any legal matter ranging from Fraud detection to Crime scene investigation, from detectives to lawyers and from expert opinion to expert witness. We deliver expert opinion and other investigative services with quality, efficiency and confidentiality.

WHEN TO CONTACT US
You can contact us in any of the following case:
If you need expert opinion or report from a forensic expert in a particular case.
If you are a victim of forgery/fraud and you want legal proof.
If fraud is committed on a computer and Cyber experts are required.
If you are in need of detectives or investigators.
If you are in need of a good criminal or civil Lawyer.
If you want to lift fingerprints from a particular place or object.
If you need Fingerprint chart for applying visa (US, UK, CANADA)
If you have disputed documents and you want experts to analyze Handwriting, Signature, Paper age, Ink age and analysis.
If you want to verify authenticity of a particular Document or Individual
If you need expert opinion on a Medico-Legal Case or Report
If you want DNA report (For child claims, paternal or maternal)
If you need a Ballistic expert for a firearm or bullet examination.
If you want a crime scene to be recreated

IFSR (IFO Forensic Standards & Research)is a Regd. with Ministry of Corporate Affairs under company act 1972 and possesses all rights in its favor. We offer expert opinion under sec-45 of Indian evidence Act.

We have Experienced Expert from almost every field not only Forensic Experts but also Engineers (Civil and Mechanical), Handwriting experts, Cyber experts, DOCTORS (Forensic Medicine), Lawyers criminal and Civil, Detectives and Investigators, Security Professionals etc...
We can Solve any Legal problem provided that you trust us and have faith in justice.

We Keep Full confidentiality of our clients unless the media attention is required or demanded by the client himself.
We are equipped with latest Technology and Techniques to provide accurate results. We have every facility you can name to support you.

We provide our services in all parts of India With Delhi as the Head Office and Lucknow as a Branch office.

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IFO (IFSR®) RESEARCH is a forensic corporate research organization. We focus on developing new variables in forensic sciences and improve potential areas in forensic. Our belief is that every innovation is a start of a new revolution. Our quest is creating “scientific solutions that will improve the scenario of forensic science and aid legal investigations across the world.”

WE have Trainings in our Labs in Lucknow and Hyderabad.

Right now we have

BIOTECHNOLOGY,DNA FORENSICS AND WET LAB MODULES

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Restriction digestion of DNA

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Application of primers for the amplification

PCR amplification and Application of RAPD technique

Separation of Fragments by AGE

Application of Southern blotting in DNA Forensic

Undertaking a forensic case

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Making and understanding postmortem reports

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* Bioinformatics * Immunoinformatics * Pattern Recognition in Biology * Medical and Clinical Informatics * Chemioinformatics & Rational drug design * Agro informatics * Ayurvedic informatics

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* Bioinformatics * Molecular & homology modeling with rational drug designing * Forensic Bioinformatics

ELECTIVE MODULE (Course duration 60 days)
* Computer Aided Drug Design

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* Bioinformatics in Protein modeling, Drug Design and Immunoinformatics

CUMULATIVE MODULE : (Course Duration 120 Days)
* Advanced Bioinformatics and Base SAS * Advanced Bioinformatics and Clinical Research

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IFO FORENSIC STANDARDS AND RESEARCH PVT LTD (NEW DELHI), INDIA

IFO is registered forensic and investigative Company, it is a panel of experts from various fields of forensic science. IFO delivers its full services in any legal matter ranging from Fraud detection to Crime scene investigation, from detectives to lawyers and from expert opinion to expert witness. We deliver expert opinion and other investigative services with quality, efficiency and confidentiality.

WHEN TO CONTACT US
You can contact us in any of the following case:
If you need expert opinion or report from a forensic expert in a particular case.
If you are a victim of forgery/fraud and you want legal proof.
If fraud is committed on a computer and Cyber experts are required.
If you are in need of detectives or investigators.
If you are in need of a good criminal or civil Lawyer.
If you want to lift fingerprints from a particular place or object.
If you need Fingerprint chart for applying visa (US, UK, CANADA)
If you have disputed documents and you want experts to analyze Handwriting, Signature, Paper age, Ink age and analysis.
If you want to verify authenticity of a particular Document or Individual
If you need expert opinion on a Medico-Legal Case or Report
If you want DNA report (For child claims, paternal or maternal)
If you need a Ballistic expert for a firearm or bullet examination.
If you want a crime scene to be recreated

IFSR (IFO Forensic Standards & Research)is a Regd. with Ministry of Corporate Affairs under company act 1972 and possesses all rights in its favor. We offer expert opinion under sec-45 of Indian evidence Act.

We have Experienced Expert from almost every field not only Forensic Experts but also Engineers (Civil and Mechanical), Handwriting experts, Cyber experts, DOCTORS (Forensic Medicine), Lawyers criminal and Civil, Detectives and Investigators, Security Professionals etc...
We can Solve any Legal problem provided that you trust us and have faith in justice.

We Keep Full confidentiality of our clients unless the media attention is required or demanded by the client himself.
We are equipped with latest Technology and Techniques to provide accurate results. We have every facility you can name to support you.

We provide our services in all parts of India With Delhi as the Head Office and Lucknow as a Branch office.

For more Information contact
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The myth of CSI

 

In reality, many forensic science labs are corrupt or incompetent

THE CONTROVERSY about whether the state’s chief medical examiner falsified his credentials puts one more crack in our national myth about crime scene investigations. That myth, created by the CSI shows that have been a staple of TV for the past decade, portray crime labs as models of ultra-modern efficiency, where dedicated investigators use state-of-the-art (or even fictional) science to solve impossible cases in the course of an hour.

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2010/10/13/the_myth_of_csi/

Video: Woodburn bank bombing trial continues

 

The trial basics: Bruce Turnidge of Jefferson and Joshua Turnidge of Salem are accused of making a bomb that was found outside West Coast Bank in Woodburn on Dec. 12, 2008. The green box found outside the bank was deemed a hoax. It exploded in the bank — killing two police officers, critically injuring another and wounding a bank employee.

Read more: http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20101013/NEWS/10130429/1001/news#ixzz12FgucOwN

 

 

Anthony Zuiker Takes CSI to the Next Level 26

FORENSIC PROOF KILLER!!!

Zuiker explains that:

when you fly back and forth twice a week for ten years from Las Vegas to Burbank and work on the CSI franchise as your first television script there’s a lot of pain involved, so I’ve pretty much put the pain and pressure and stress into my art, which is things like Dark Origins and Dark Prophecy . . . I think in terms of Sqweegel the forensic-proof killer a lot of it has to do with law enforcement giving me a hard time about giving away secrets to people on CSI about getting away with things. It gave me the idea of “what if i made a forensic-proof latex suit for a villain who was a contortionist,” and see if CSI can catch that guy.

http://www.argn.com/2010/10/anthony_zuiker_takes_csi_tothe_next_level_26/

 

 

 

 

 

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Better ‘wildlife forensics’ needed to stop illegal trade

 

Better reporting and more investigation are needed in threatened wildlife trading, say scientists who point to suspicious exports of frogs.

There is evidence that wild-caught specimens are being laundered under the guise of being captive-bred, they said.

Some endangered or threatened animals are traded internationally, depending on the level of threat deemed by CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora).

http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/3442/better-%E2%80%98wildlife-forensics%E2%80%99-needed-stop-illegal-trade

 Hair Alcohol Abuse Test: The Science Behind AbuseCheck™

The detection of illegal drugs has been an established procedure in forensic toxicology since the mid-1990s. Once ingested, opiates, cocaine, cannabinoides and amphetamines are metabolized in the body and their breakdown products enter permanently into the hair root from where they are deposited permanently in the hair in characteristic relationships parent substance/metabolite.  

http://www.consumergenetics.com/hair-alcohol/hair-alcohol-science.php 

New Technology Revolutionizes Ballistics Testing and Forensic Firearms ID - Promises to Advance Public Safety and Homeland Security

 Groundbreaking new technology that will help fight crime and promote national security is now in production. For the first time ever, crime labs and ballistics researchers can consistently capture perfectly intact bullets and slugs of any type, fired from any firearm, including hollow points and even high-explosive large-caliber military rounds. The Duke Projectile Recovery System holds enormous promise for advances in public safety, homeland security and the war on terrorism because its results are so vastly superior to those previously achievable.

 http://healthstip.com/fine/zo9101251795u21/m841513420

 

Entomological Society of America names 2010 Insect Science Award winners

 http://www.physorg.com/wire-news/47902765/entomological-society-of-america-names-2010-insect-science-award.html

 

 

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How insect detectives crack crime

 

 Where the police and pathologists fail, flies and maggots — and the Natural History Museum’s forensic entomologists — can solve even some of the most difficult of murders 

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2010/09/25/2003483706

 

GBI Forensic Anthropologist Investigates Parker's Remains

 

 

ATLANTA - FOX 5 News was allowed inside the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime lab where a forensic anthropologist is examining the remains of Theresa Parker. The 911 dispatcher vanished in 2007 and her remains were discovered last week.

 

New state forensics center brings state-of-the-art technology to death investigations

For the about 10,000 people each year whose deaths are investigated by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, a change in venue won't mean much.

However, for families who must come to identify a body and for the medical examiners who work there, the state's new $44 million Forensic Medical Center in Baltimore will offer more comfortable surroundings and upgraded technology to simplify the process of death investigations and autopsies, staff said.

http://www.gazette.net/stories/09302010/prinnew161628_32536.php

 

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DNA Is New Weapon In Fight Against Dogfighting

Scientists are hoping that a new DNA database for dogs will help track -- and prosecute -- people who breed dogs to fight. But advocates say there's a risk that the DNA records could be used against the dogs, or against people who adopt them.

The idea is to have a canine version ofFBI's CODIS -- a database of human DNA that isused to connect criminals to crime scenes. But in this case, the DNA might help prove that breeders supplied dogs to a dogfighting ring.

In July 2009, a dogfighting operation was raided in northwest Missouri.Tim Rickey, the senior director of field operations for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,recalls the scene from that morning.

http://www.gpb.org/news/2010/09/27/dna-is-new-weapon-in-fight-against-dogfighting

 

 

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Detectives unraveling mystery of found skull

How forensic science is used to determine cause of death

Forensic, Fire Experts Could Testify Today In Day 7 Of Steven Hayes Trial

 

 

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Zoologger: Horror fly returns from the dead 

This week: a mythical beast, not seen for more than 160 years. A nocturnal animal that feeds on the rotten flesh of large mammals. A species active only during the winter months that reportedly emits a luminous glow from its large, orange head. What new horror is this?

It's a fly, the bone skipper Thyreophora cynophila, and it is back from the dead. Considered globally extinct until now, the first fly to be killed off by humans, the bone skipper was first described by an entomologist who found it on the carcass of a dog in 1798. Last seen in the 1840s, it has now been rediscovered by Daniel Martín-Vega and colleagues of the University of Alcalá in Madrid, Spain. The fly turned up in baited traps in woodland around Madrid and in La Rioja province.

 

Bones Dug Up

Fifth season headed to both formats.

 

The complete fifth season of Bones is being excavated on both DVD and Blu-ray from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment on October 5, 2010, just a couple of weeks from now. The fifth season will span across four Blu-ray discs and six DVDs, capturing all 22 episodes in what's being dubbed the Beyond the Grave Edition.


Read more: http://dvd.ign.com/articles/112/1122556p1.html#ixzz10HLRQlwW

 

Portable, rapid DNA analysis tech developed

 

Mobile fingerprint-checking equipment is already controversial before it has even rolled out widely. An announcement today may presage the next such row, as developers say they will soon roll out a "compact" machine based on "a small, single chip" which will massively reduce the amount of time taken to check a DNA sample.

The RapID™ system was unveiled today at a biometrics conference in Florida by ZyGEM Corp and its partner, US aerospace globocorp Lockheed, nowadays seeking to diverge into homeland-security areas.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/22/portable_dna_checker/

 

 

LATEST FORENSIC NEWS IN INDIA AND ACROSS THE GLOBE

• Forensic DNA is an exact science unless the sample becomes too degraded

  





Only 0.1% of DNA differs from one person to the next. Forensic analysts look at only 13 areas on the DNA strand to tell one person from the next.

READ ARTICLE HERE:
http://www.ky3.com/news/ky3-dna-evidence-09202010,0,1886367.story

• Reconstructing human appearance from DNA

Police sketch artists might soon be trading in the pencil and paper for a genetics lab. Forensic biologists say they may soon be able to reconstruct a criminal's profile from the DNA they leave at a crime scene.

READ ARTICLE HERE:

http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/3748/reconstructing-human-appearance-dna

• Authorities May Test for Criminal Gene

 

Researchers suggest that genetic tests be performed on violent offenders to help determine how much danger they pose to society. Scientists are looking to chart the MAOA gene in criminals, which is linked to violent behavior.

READ ARTICLE HERE:
http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/news/2010/09/authorities_may_test_for_criminal_gene_1997489.html

LATEST FORENSIC NEWS IN INDIA AND ACROSS THE GLOBE

ZPrinting Helps Lab Identify POW/MIA Remains

The largest forensic anthropology laboratory in the world is using Z Corporation 3D printing technology to help identify POW/MIA remains so they can be returned to their families and rest in peace.

The forensic work, using a ZPrinter^® multicolor printer, is the cornerstone of a project to prove the effectiveness and set the protocol for skull photographic superimposition. The procedure involves superimposing images of unidentified skulls onto photographs of known soldiers to gauge potential matches. It is especially helpful in cases where DNA is not available. JPAC is the only laboratory in the world engaged in this project, and its work with ZPrinting will make the technique available to any qualified, trained investigator. The ZPrinter’s uncompromising accuracy is vital to this highly detailed work, with a “t-test” finding no statistically significant difference between measurements of a skull and its ZPrinted model.

ID-ing Crime Victims Could Point to Suspects

he Pembroke Pines Police Office needs your help cracking cold cases.  

The investigation into two suspicious deaths remains open because police don't know who the victims are. Identifying them could help identify the suspects.

 

If a picture is worth a thousand words, Officer Donna Velazquez is hoping each picture she’s collected will spell major leads.

 

"I believe the identity unlocks the whole entire case," she said, referring to cases that have gone cold.

 

“There is new technology available with regards to forensic artistry and forensic anthropology," she explained.

 

It’s lead to new sketches of how the victims would look today. The first is a man shot and burned beyond recognition on 184th and Pines back in 1984. Investigators found his body next to 19 year old Tammy Crider's body. A suspected gang member, now deceased, was charged in her death.

 

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local-beat/Identifying-Crime-Victims-Could-Point-to-Suspects-102961074.html