Posts that are just for fun
On Tuesday, a new law took effect in Ohio that makes strangulation a felony offense. Up until that time, Ohio was the only state in the U.S. that failed to recognize the potentially deadly crime as a felony. The law [...]
North Carolina State University-led study found it is possible to retrieve forensically relevant information from human DNA in household dust. When perpetrators clean crime scenes, dust isn’t something they usually think of. The thought to use "dust" just might confirm [...]
A suspect was arrested Thursday in the 1997 killing of a bank teller during a robbery in Thousand Oaks, after advances in DNA science led to new analysis of evidence left at the scene. Kevin Ray James, 55, of San [...]
What do you do on a snow day? Is your back up for shoveling mountains of snow? Lots of snow, dogs are happy, trees are bending, and cleaning up the parking lot with a really big shovel. [...]
The new year and fresh snow have arrived. Time to start anew. What is in store for you this year? Step outside the dome and explore new things. Strive to reach new heights. Remember to pause, breathe, and [...]
These are some H-11 family shorts about Santa… Michael, my son, produced these for the company. These were to run as commercials in Movie Theatres in the entire state of Utah during the month of December that year. Apparently, some [...]
From Forensic Magazine: Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph T. Deters announced the indictment of Ralph Howell for the rape and murder of Cheryl Thompson in 1978. Howell was killed in an automobile accident in 1985, but was posthumously indicted for one [...]
It seems that more agencies and law enforcement groups are using drones. Drones have become increasingly popular tools for law enforcement departments across the country. Huntsville, Alabama is one such place, with a very successful drone program that was implemented [...]
Though the internet giant has a policy that police generally cannot view recordings without owners' consent, that safeguard can be overridden with court orders and emergency requests – and it was through several emergency requests that Amazon gave the cops [...]
Police in Nottinghamshire are leading the way in the prompt analysis of mobile phone data belonging to victims and suspects. This strong performance, the force says, is down to significant recent investment in specialist digital media and forensics officers, interns, [...]