Crime scene investigation may soon become significantly more accurate and efficient thanks to a new method for detecting gunshot residues. Researchers from the groups of Wim Noorduin (AMOLF/University ...

Photoluminescent lead detection in gunshot residue. (A) Shooting firearms produces gunshot residue that typically contains lead particulates. (B) Methyl ammonium bromide in the reagent reacts with ...

A recent Oregon Court of Appeals ruling blew a gaping hole in the state police crime lab’s long-standing technique of matching a suspect’s gun to shell casings left behind at a crime scene. The court ...

This dive was unlike any other it wasn’t about treasure, but about justice. We joined police in searching underwater for key evidence at an active crime scene. Every moment underwater carried weight, ...

The Canton Police Department audit dropped on the same day as the Karen Read retrial started and includes recommendations on how the crime scene surrounding the body of victim John O’Keefe could have ...

The search for Decker, 32, has lasted nearly three months. This story contains information that may be disturbing to some readers. As the search for Travis Decker -- the dad accused of killing his ...