A defense attorney for accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann wants to block prosecutors from introducing DNA analysis they say links her client to the killing of six women, arguing that the ...

Decades after a brutal rape, a groundbreaking technique has finally exposed the attacker, solving a puzzle that once stumped investigators: how to tell identical twins apart using only DNA. The 1987 ...

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 ...

FORECAST. THANK YOU JAY. THE FAMILY OF CRYSTAL ROGERS QUEST FOR JUSTICE WILL NOT BE DELAYED ANY LONGER. AND IN ORDER TODAY, A NELSON COUNTY JUDGE DENIED A REQUEST BY STEVEN LAWSON TO POSTPONE HIS ...

At the heart of the case against the man accused of the Gilgo Beach killings is DNA evidence — but the novel way that evidence was tested may now determine whether prosecutors can use it against their ...

"It’s not magic — it’s science." That was the final point put forth by the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office on Friday in its legal brief to persuade a judge that novel genetic testing and ...

The Kern County Sheriff's Office has teamed up with Othram, a private lab specializing in forensic DNA analysis, to generate new leads in the unsolved murder of Juanita Francisco. The beloved baker ...

NEWS AT SIX. ATTORNEYS FOR ONE OF THE THREE MEN CHARGED IN THE DEATH OF CRYSTAL ROGERS WANTS HIS TRIAL POSTPONED. STEPHEN LAWSON WAS BACK IN A NELSON COUNTY COURTROOM THIS AFTERNOON. WE LEARNED ...

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — When Maureen Brainard-Barnes’ skeletal remains were found hidden in the roadside scrub near Long Island’s Gilgo Beach in the winter of 2010, there was hardly any physical evidence ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Changes to a DNA database will likely affect cold case investigations. The site Ancestry.com recently tightened restrictions for law enforcement, requiring a court order ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tony Bradley covers the intersection of tech and entertainment. Jane Doe's skull and bones on the examination table at the Smith ...

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — After nearly three decades, Jeffrey Klungness' disappearance has been resolved, following new DNA and medical examiner analysis. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said the ...