James Duckett, a former Lake County police officer, is scheduled for execution on March 31, 2026, but his attorneys argue ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A technician removes tubes containing genetic material in this 2010 McClatchy file photo. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP) A ...

An audit of the Colorado Bureau of Investigations’ DNA evidence testing took a deep dive into the work the agency is doing to decrease its backlog of sexual assault kits.

The Gilgo Beach murder case is moving toward a trial, but two defense requests are slowing things down. Rex Heuermann's attorneys are asking for more time as they challenge something called nuclear ...

Law enforcement agencies across south central Oklahoma will soon be seeing more efficient DNA testing as the Oklahoma State ...

The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office has put DNA testing at its crime lab on hold as it works to determine the source of “sporadic DNA contamination.” The sheriff’s office said it appears the ...

After using defective DNA testing kits for eight months, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said it would review its recent criminal cases and thousands of samples. The agency's Scientific ...

A former lab scientist at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation faces felony charges after she falsified DNA tests in hundreds of cases and sent fraudulent reports to 24 law enforcement agencies across ...

DNA testing is underway on a glove found during the search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie to identify a potential suspect. Forensic genealogy may be used to build a tree of suspects if the sample does ...