M.W. Douglass

04/06/2026

Tom Gauld on the Easter egg hunt techniques inspired by great detectives – cartoon.

Finders keepers …

02/23/2026

Could a Houston-area lab be the key to solving the Nancy Guthrie disappearance?

Is a Texas lab the key to solving the Nancy Guthrie disappearance? Othram takes tiny, degraded samples of DNA to build a family tree that could eventually lead investigators right to the criminal's front door when other methods have hit a dead end.

12/18/2025

Researchers develop a new tool in forensic intelligence gathering. "...Using protein-based analysis (proteomics) to examine proteins in a single hair strand to create a unique profile for each person."

Researchers have developed a new method for human identification, which could be a powerful new tool for forensic investigations. Edith Cowan University (ECU) Ph.D. students Rebecca Tidy and Romy Keane, who are also chemists at Western Australia's premier chemical science facility ChemCentre, are le...

08/13/2025

The Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) has announced that it is the first sheriff’s agency in South Carolina to use TRULEO' s AI tools for investigators.

These tools will provide KCSO investigators with more efficient ways to review and organize case files, extract key details, and prepare for court.

The platform can improve tasks that would previously slow investigations down, like looking over extensive records and finding missing information.

It can also build structured timelines, suggest investigative next steps, and even simulate courtroom questioning to strengthen case strategy.

The Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office is the first sheriff’s agency in South Carolina to use AI tools.

08/03/2025

Digital tools are integral to daily life, facilitating business operations, communications, and information sharing. But this widespread reliance generates massive amounts of publicly accessible data.

Explore how AI-driven OSINT can enable automated data collection, data set analysis, data summarization and predictive analytics.

06/18/2025

"Social media platforms have become a cornerstone of modern communication, and their impact on digital forensics has grown significantly."

Social media platforms have become a cornerstone of modern communication, and their impact on digital forensics has grown significantly. These platforms gene...

04/24/2025

A 20-year-old Cleveland resident who went missing 45 years ago has been identified through advanced DNA technology, the latest in a string of collaborative scientific successes involving unknown remains in Ohio.

(CLEVELAND) — A 20-year-old Cleveland resident who went missing 45 years ago has been identified through advanced DNA technology, the latest in a string of collaborative scientific successes involving unknown remains in Ohio.   Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Dr. Thomas Gilson, medical examin...

03/20/2025

Financial data contains both valuable business insights and indications of misconduct that require meticulous forensic accounting to untangle.

Rapid advancements in tech raise key questions for investigations. Chiefly, what role should human expertise play? Collaboration is the best approach.

03/20/2025

Director of Forensic Services Meenakshi Mahajan encouraged forensic experts to integrate AI-based methodologies for modern crime case analysis, adding that the AI would significantly improve forensic efficiency and revolutionize crime investigations.

Director of Forensic Services Meenakshi Mahajan today encouraged forensic experts to integrate AI-based methodologies for modern crime case analysis, adding that the AI would significantly improve forensic efficiency and revolutionise crime investigations.

11/13/2024

The atlasbiomed.com domain appears to be inactive. This DNA testing company that promised clients insights into their genetic disposition has suddenly disappeared. The BBC reports that it tried several methods to reach the company but failed.

Atlas Biomed, a DNA testing company that promised clients insights into their genetic disposition has suddenly disappeared.

10/23/2024

When paleontologists turn their hand to forensics: In April 2023, the jury heard evidence from Eske Willerslev, a scientist known for studying ancient people and extinct megafauna. Using techniques usually used to analyze degraded genetic material from mammoths and Neanderthals, he was able to extract and analyze DNA where standard methods could not.