A recent cold case that was solved in Pierce County is highlighting the importance of CODIS ― The Combined DNA Index System — that lets federal, state, and local forensic labs exchange and compare DNA ...

Eight years after a Houston husband and father was shot to death, investigators say they have finally arrested one of the ...

A national DNA database is helping to solve new and old crimes in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations manages the CODIS system for law enforcement across our state, allowing police ...

Renton police are asking for the public's help to identify a man linked by DNA to two disturbing crimes spanning over a ...

SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office made a significant breakthrough in a yearlong murder investigation that had seen little progress. Stacey Dramiga, 63, was attacked, sexually assaulted ...

A man who police say committed a dozen rapes over nine years was arrested by the Raleigh Police Department on Tuesday. Rickey Hall, 59, faces charges of first-degree rape, first-degree sexual assault, ...

The D.C. agency tasked with analyzing crime scene evidence now faces a daunting backlog of cases after having its accreditation to perform some forensic casework restored late last year. Meanwhile, ...

A former Washington State Patrol Crime Lab employee’s DNA was found on Ruby Doss’ shirt and jacket after he examined the items without gloves, a forensic scientist testified Tuesday. It’s the third ...

NEWSCENTER FIVE. ALL RIGHT, MATT, THANK YOU. JURY SELECTION BEGINS IN BOSTON TODAY IN A COLD CASE MURDER DATING BACK TO THE 80S. RICHARD VEGA FACES A MURDER CHARGE IN JUDY CHAMBERS 1988 DEATH.

Earlier this month, state police in Connecticut held a “DNA drive” in an effort to help identify human remains found in the state. Family members of missing people were invited to submit DNA samples ...