Can DNA testing correct wrongful convictions after death? Explore the legal meaning of posthumous DNA testing and what it ...

Last week, Gov. Rick Perry granted the state's first posthumous pardon to a man who was innocent of a crime for which he had spent 13 years in prison. DNA testing cleared Tim Cole of a rape he did not ...

The answers were always there, waiting as the years and decades ticked by: Who killed five people kidnapped from a Kentucky Fried Chicken in Kilgore on Sept. 23, 1983? Finally, though, the science, ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Crime-fighting meets high-tech in our News 8 investigation. A startling scene was captured on Farmington police’s dash cam. A burglary suspect was on the run, and there was a ...

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The world of crime and DNA has evolved significantly over the past decade, including the use of phenotyping to help solve ...

The surprise news of Osama bin Laden's death, the dramatic raid on his suburban compound, the swift identification and disposal of his body, the presidential announcement that "conveniently" ...

DNA repair proteins act like the body's editors, constantly finding and reversing damage to our genetic code. Researchers have long struggled to understand how cancer cells hijack one of these ...

A new portable DNA test can identify dozens of shark and ray species in only two hours, giving frontline officers a powerful ...