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Innovative approach to teaching forensics helps students track and solve crimes

A novel approach to teaching forensics at the University of Toronto Mississauga’s Forensic Anthropology Field School is using global positioning systems (GPS) and geographical information systems (GIS) to examine complex crime scenes.

http://www.physorg.com/news200923298.html

Did Suzy Lamplugh have an affair with her killer? Dossier suggests twist in murder case

Renewed hope of solving the mystery of missing estate agent Suzy Lamplugh - 24 years after she vanished without trace - quietly faded this week in a meadow between Pershore and Drakes Broughton in Worcestershire.

For two days, police - acting on a tip-off about a burial site - conducted a painstaking search using ground-penetrating radar devices and a mechanical digger in the hope of finding evidence of a shallow grave or human remains.

But on Wednesday night, forensic experts left the site - three miles from the former Norton Army Barracks, where there was a similar search nine years ago - no closer to finding the the evidence that might finally allow police to charge the man they are convinced abducted and murdered Suzy.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1302951/Did-Suzy-Lamplugh-affair-killer-New-police-dossier-suggests-twist-murder-case.html#ixzz0wbVJs9az

Child molester trapped by forensic evidence 28 years later



A MAN who subjected an 11-year-old girl to a horrific sexual attack in the 1980s has been jailed 28 years later thanks to DNA evidence.

Adrian de Havilland, formerly Adrian Goodenough, leapt from a bush holding a dagger and wearing a balaclava as two girls aged 10 and 11 cycled along a footpath near Didcot Power Station in April 1982.

http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/8332227.Child_molester_trapped_by_forensic_evidence_28_years_later/

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Fallible DNA evidence can mean prison or freedom

YOU are the juror: would you trust DNA evidence? Most people regard it as near infallible- it produces the right result or no result, exonerating the innocent and securing convictions where other evidence fails.

But DNA is not as objective as you might think. In the first of a two-part investigation, New Scientist reveals that much of the DNA analysis now conducted in crime labs can suffer from worrying subjectivity and bias. We asked forensic analysts to interpret a sample of real DNA evidence and found that they reached opposing conclusions about whether the suspect matched it or not. Our subsequent survey of labs around the world also shows that there are significant inconsistencies in the guidelines on how to interpret a sample. The findings suggest that the difference between prison and freedom could often rest on the opinions of a single individual.


http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20727733.500-fallible-dna-evidence-can-mean-prison-or-freedom.html

Culling Evidence Against Killers and Rapists: A Day At Westchester's Crime Lab



Did you know that your brain is the last thing to decompose? Brain, vitreous humor, gastric, bile, urine, liver, and blood--inside Westchester's Crime Lab.

http://harrison.patch.com/articles/culling-evidence-against-killers-and-rapists-a-day-at-westchesters-crime-lab-3


Suspect not a match to the usual pattern

Most serial killers choose victims of their same race.

Practically every serial killer focuses on the opposite gender, therefore usually women.

Almost all serial killers plan their attacks.

But Flint serial killer suspect Elias Abuelazam contradicts those patterns.

Jack Levin, a Northeastern University professor of sociology and criminology who's an expert on serial killers, said it's rare for a serial killer to target victims outside his own race.


Read more: Suspect not a match to the usual pattern | freep.com | Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/article/20100813/NEWS05/8130381/Suspect-not-a-match-to-the-usual-pattern#ixzz0wVRNCxvr


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Hidden graves found using chemical 'sniffer' technology

A "sniffer tube" could replace dogs in the arsenal of tools to locate hidden graves, say researchers.

A new technique uses a long tube to quickly sample the air above suspected gravesites.

http://forensic-ifo.forum-pro.in/forensic-anthropology-f17/hidden-graves-found-using-chemical-sniffer-technology-t273.htm#301

What do bugs have to do with forensic science?

As the old saying from the "Book of Common Prayers" goes, "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust." Sometimes recited at funerals, the phrase describes the cycle of life and how humans go from birth to death, from growth to decay. Forensic scientists and criminal investigators, however, should have their own version of the quote, something along the lines of: "Ashes to ashes, dust to bug food."

http://forensic-ifo.forum-pro.in/forensic-entomology-f9/what-do-bugs-have-to-do-with-forensic-science-t272.htm#300

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DNA Analysis Faster At Room Temperature

DNA microarrays are one of the most powerful tools in molecular biology today. The devices, which can be used to probe biological samples and detect particular genes or genetic sequences, are employed in everything from forensic analysis to disease detection to drug development.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/196812.php

Device May Help Spot Hidden Graves Without Digging

A new technology that's said to detect decomposing bodies in the ground could help police find murder victims in concealed graves, even under concrete, its developers say.

The device can detect trace amounts of ninhydrin-reactive nitrogen (NRN) that collects in air pockets above and close to grave soil, scientists at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) explained in a news release. Air samples are collected using a small probe inserted into the ground.

http://health.msn.com/health-topics/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100261827>1=31036


FAMILIAL DNA TESTING MAY UNFAIRLY TARGET PEOPLE OF COLOR

Widespread use of familial DNA testing to capture suspects, may result in communities of color being unfairly targeted, believe some experts.
According to Peter Bibring, staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, since familial DNA was successfully used in the capture of Lonnie David Franklin Jr., the alleged Grim Sleeper who killed 11 victims between 1985 and 2007, prosecutors argue that it should be more widely used.
The technique not only raises issues of constitutionality and rights to privacy, but fairness.

http://www.wavenewspapers.com/news/local/west-edition/Familial-DNA-testing-may-unfairly-target-people-of-color-100002884.html

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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