http://www.mail.com/subjects/15000-forensics.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/15000-forensics.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2155304-ap-impact-bites-derided-unreliable-court.html At least 24 men convicted or charged with murder or rape based on bite marks on the flesh of victims have been exonerated since 2000, many after spending more than a decade in prison. Now a judge's ruling later this month in New York could help end the practice for good. A small, mostly ungoverned group of dentists carry out bite mark analysis and their f... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:06:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2155304-ap-impact-bites-derided-unreliable-court.html 2013-06-16T15:06:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2125934-police-collect-dna-arrestees-court.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for police to take a DNA swab from anyone they arrest for a serious crime, endorsing a practice now followed by more than half the states as well as the federal government. The justices differed strikingly on how big a step that was. "Taking and analyzing a cheek swab of the arres... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 19:28:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2125934-police-collect-dna-arrestees-court.html 2013-06-03T19:28:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2003842-cold-case-arrest-prompts-cross-country-probe.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Los Angeles cold case detectives caught up with Samuel Little this past fall, he was living in a Christian shelter in Kentucky, his latest arrest a few months earlier for alleged possession of a crack pipe. But the LA investigators wanted him on far more serious charges: The slayings of two women in 1989, both found strangled and nude below the waist ... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:55:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2003842-cold-case-arrest-prompts-cross-country-probe.html 2013-04-08T08:55:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1948376-bodies-exhumed-killings-tied-to-mandela-ex-wife.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Forensic scientists on Tuesday exhumed two bodies believed to belong to young activists last seen 24 years ago at the home of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela as police said they have opened a new murder investigation. The case reopens a dark chapter in the life of the then-wife of Nelson Mandela. Many South Africans still revere the 76-year-... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:50:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1948376-bodies-exhumed-killings-tied-to-mandela-ex-wife.html 2013-03-12T15:50:42Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1942144-court-limits-border-searches-electronic-devices.html PHOENIX (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Friday that Border Patrol agents must have reasonable suspicion of criminal activity before conducting comprehensive searches of laptops or other digital devices in what civil liberties activists are calling a significant victory for privacy rights. The decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals creates ... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:33:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1942144-court-limits-border-searches-electronic-devices.html 2013-03-09T00:33:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1937508-arizonas-border-morgue-bodies-coming.html TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The body of Ildefonso Martinez arrived on a Friday night last April as John Doe, Case No. 12-01000. He wore black Nike shoes, a Perry Ellis belt, jeans with a 34-inch waist, a Casio watch. For medical examiners at the Pima County morgue, his was an unusual case. Not in how he died — making the same arduous journey that has claimed tho... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:51:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1937508-arizonas-border-morgue-bodies-coming.html 2013-03-07T09:51:57Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1927424-ceremony-monitor-sailors-stirs-familial-ties.html RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A century and a half after USS Monitor sank, the interment of two unknown crewmen found in the Civil War ironclad's turret is bringing together people from across the country with distant but powerful ties to those who died aboard. The ceremony Friday at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington will include Monitor kin who believe th... Sun, 03 Mar 2013 02:09:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1927424-ceremony-monitor-sailors-stirs-familial-ties.html 2013-03-03T02:09:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1917302-court-appears-conflicted-dna-sampling-issue.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday struggled with what one of the justices called its most important criminal procedure case in decades, whether to let police take DNA without a warrant from those arrested in hopes of using it to solve old cases. Justices seemed conflicted over whether police have a right to take genetic information from peopl... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:25:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1917302-court-appears-conflicted-dna-sampling-issue.html 2013-02-26T22:25:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1914630-court-takes-up-question-arrestee-dna-sampling.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday struggled with what one of the justices called its most important criminal procedure case in decades, whether to let police take DNA from those arrested, but not convicted, in hopes of using it to solve old cases. Justices seemed conflicted over whether police have a right to take genetic information from peo... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:03:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1914630-court-takes-up-question-arrestee-dna-sampling.html 2013-02-26T19:03:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1905168-private-us-firms-take-major-role-vs-cyberattacks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — When Kevin Mandia, a retired military cybercrime investigator, decided to expose China as a primary threat to U.S. computer networks, he didn't have to consult with American diplomats in Beijing or declassify tactics to safely reveal government secrets. He pulled together a 76-page report based on seven years of his company's work and pr... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:04:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1905168-private-us-firms-take-major-role-vs-cyberattacks.html 2013-02-21T18:04:45Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1902438-police-offer-confused-testimony-pistorius-case.html PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — The detective leading the police investigation into Oscar Pistorius' fatal shooting of his girlfriend offered confusing testimony Wednesday, at one point agreeing with the athlete's defense that officers had no evidence challenging the runner's claim he accidentally killed her. Testimony by Detective Warrant Officer Hilton Bo... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:40:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1902438-police-offer-confused-testimony-pistorius-case.html 2013-02-20T16:40:47Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1891550-egypt-military-offers-rare-apology-child-death.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's military made a rare admission and apology on Thursday for mistakenly shooting and killing a 12-year-old street vendor in Cairo, a day after activists accused the government of trying to cover up the death. The boy, Omar Salah, was killed on Feb.3 near the U.S. Embassy and Tahrir Square during clashes in the area. Activists discovered... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1891550-egypt-military-offers-rare-apology-child-death.html 2013-02-14T21:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1888484-egyptian-officials-accused-covering-up-torture.html CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian opposition group accused the government on Wednesday of covering up torture at the hands of security forces. The charge came after a government forensic report claimed 28-year-old activist Mohammed el-Gindy was killed in a car accident. It contradicted family and friends, who said he died after he was electrocuted and beaten on hi... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:33:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1888484-egyptian-officials-accused-covering-up-torture.html 2013-02-13T20:33:30Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1868186-ireland-test-polish-beef-75-pct-horsemeat.html DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland's government announced Monday that DNA testing has confirmed that Polish meat offcuts imported into Ireland and labeled as beef actually contain up to 75 percent horsemeat, a discovery made as Ireland's food-standards scandal forced a second burger manufacturer to shut operations. Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney said police have j... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1868186-ireland-test-polish-beef-75-pct-horsemeat.html 2013-02-04T21:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1867802-fbi-investigating-nyc-womans-death-istanbul.html NEW YORK (AP) — The FBI is playing a significant role in the investigation into the death of a New York City woman in Istanbul while on a solo vacation, a U.S. congressman said Monday. Rep. Michael Grimm, a former FBI agent, said U.S. investigators were invited by Turkish authorities to assist as they try to find out what happened to Sarai Sierra, a 33-ye... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1867802-fbi-investigating-nyc-womans-death-istanbul.html 2013-02-04T20:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1866916-turkish-police-seek-clues-nyc-womans-death.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities finished an autopsy Monday on a New York City woman found dead in Istanbul and submitted DNA samples from it to a crime lab for testing, Turkey's state-run media reported. Sarai Sierra, a 33-year-old mother of two, went missing Jan. 21 while on a solo vacation in Istanbul. Her body was found 12 days later, near th... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1866916-turkish-police-seek-clues-nyc-womans-death.html 2013-02-04T13:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1856934-suppliers-grocers-turning-to-dna-testing-meat.html DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland's surprise discovery this month of horsemeat traces in factory-produced burgers is boosting business for one trade: Forensics labs that use DNA fingerprinting to tell you what's on your plate. Horsemeat, which costs a fraction of beef, might not be bad for you to eat but it's definitely bad for sales of products that are labeled as b... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1856934-suppliers-grocers-turning-to-dna-testing-meat.html 2013-01-30T17:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1842496-bangladesh-fire-victims-families-wait-money.html DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — When fire ravaged a Bangladeshi garment factory, killing 112 workers, dozens of their families did not even have a body to bury because their loved ones' remains were burned beyond recognition. Two months later, the same families have yet to receive any of the compensation they were promised — not even their relatives' last paychecks. ... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1842496-bangladesh-fire-victims-families-wait-money.html 2013-01-24T08:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1824812-uk-police-accused-wrongly-taking-dna-gay-men.html LONDON (AP) — In 1983, Stephen Close was arrested, jailed and expelled from the British army for having sex with a male squad mate. Three decades later, police tracked him down to the northern England city of Salford and demanded a sample of his DNA. Close, now 50 and openly gay, said he was shocked. "I was horrified that after all these years they sudden... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1824812-uk-police-accused-wrongly-taking-dna-gay-men.html 2013-01-16T20:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1814406-ny-800-rape-cases-dna-errors.html NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City medical examiner's office confirmed Friday that it is reviewing hundreds of rape cases for possible errors in DNA analysis. Officials said it appears so far that the testing in the vast majority of the cases was valid. But in one instance, the review uncovered evidence that resulted in an indictment last year accusing a m... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 23:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1814406-ny-800-rape-cases-dna-errors.html 2013-01-11T23:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1804396-chicago-lottery-winner-died-cyanide-poisoning.html CHICAGO (AP) — With no signs of trauma and nothing to raise suspicions, the sudden death of a Chicago man just as he was about to collect nearly $425,000 in lottery winnings was initially ruled a result of natural causes. Nearly six months later, authorities have a mystery on their hands after medical examiners, responding to a relative's pleas, did an ex... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1804396-chicago-lottery-winner-died-cyanide-poisoning.html 2013-01-08T00:12:00Z