For nearly five decades, a woman found dead in a California snowbank was known as "Emigrant Gap Jane Doe." Thanks to DNA ...

Scientists traced Leonardo da Vinci’s Y chromosome through living relatives, a breakthrough that may confirm his true burial ...

Sheriff’s investigators say updated DNA testing linked an already-imprisoned killer to a cold-case homicide nearly 20 years later.

Attorneys for Florida death row inmate James Aren Duckett filed an emergency motion with the Florida Supreme Court late ...

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is using rapid DNA testing technology to help speed up investigations, and News 2 got a look at how it works.

Lawrenceville police say a long-unknown predator from the summer of 1986 is finally in handcuffs. Investigators have arrested ...

The archaeological site of Ajvide in Sweden, dating back approximately 5,500 years, is renowned for its particularly well-preserved graves. At that time, while agriculture was becoming widespread ...

Over 34 years in prison, Shawn Tanner maintained he was not guilty of murder. A legal battle over whether the dead can clear their names will grant his final wish.

James Duckett, a former Lake County police officer, is scheduled for execution on March 31, 2026, but his attorneys argue that newly revealed evidence and pending DNA testing raise questions about his ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A new study led by researchers from the University of Oregon dug into limitations of a forensic tool used at crime scenes — discovering one way that people may be incorrectly ...

Turmoil at 23andMe, a company offering popular at-home DNA testing, has upset the industry. Following the resignation of every independent member of the company’s board of directors, its chief ...