Read more forensics stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12158/forensics.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:39:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70666/feds-saw-bloody-outline-of-child-in-anthonys-trunk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFBI forensics experts found a blood stain in the shape of a child in fetal position in the trunk of Casey Anthony’s car, according to newly released documents. One intelligence analyst pointed out the silhouette in an email to another bureau employee last September. “You can make out what may...http://www.newser.com/story/70666/feds-saw-bloody-outline-of-child-in-anthonys-trunk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 12:30:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66361/no-blood-found-in-casey-anthonys-trunk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagProsecutors in the Casey Anthony case released a flurry of documents today, including a three-dimensional animated movie of the area where her daughter’s body was found, crime scene photos, and a 1,100-page report by investigators, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Among the revelations: No blood was found in the trunk...http://www.newser.com/story/66361/no-blood-found-in-casey-anthonys-trunk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Aug 2009 11:36:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63223/lawsuits-raise-stink-over-police-dogs-scent-evidence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRecent lawsuits are bringing the reliability of police dogs’ noses into question, USA Today reports. Since 2004, three men have been released after wrongful convictions based partially on scent evidence, and two current federal suits target a well-known Texas deputy who works with his dogs across the nation. “It’s a...http://www.newser.com/story/63223/lawsuits-raise-stink-over-police-dogs-scent-evidence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Jun 2009 15:48:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57068/gun-match-made-in-craigslist-killer-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSolid evidence is piling up against accused Craigslist killer Philip Markoff, the Boston Globe reports. A gun found at Markoff's home—concealed inside a copy of medical textbook Gray's Anatomy —matched the weapon used to kill Julissa Brisman in preliminary testing, and the suspect's fingerprints match those found on plastic...http://www.newser.com/story/57068/gun-match-made-in-craigslist-killer-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Apr 2009 4:14:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55304/multiple-people-assaulted-kercher-expert.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA forensics expert testified today in the Meredith Kercher murder trial that she was assaulted by more than one person, Sky News reports. A gynecologist, meanwhile, said he’d never seen similar wounds on someone who had consented to sex. Today's court session included evidence so graphic that the judge granted...http://www.newser.com/story/55304/multiple-people-assaulted-kercher-expert.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 04 Apr 2009 11:36:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54541/move-over-police-sketches-dnas-on-the-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe old-fashioned police sketch could soon be obsolete, the Wall Street Journal reports, thanks to DNA forensic phenotyping, an increasingly popular technique that uses crime-scene DNA to describe a suspect. So far, labs can only determine details such as ethnicity and physical traits, but that alone has helped in some...http://www.newser.com/story/54541/move-over-police-sketches-dnas-on-the-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 27 Mar 2009 10:02:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54531/sloppy-dna-work-creates-myth-of-phantom-serial-killer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEmbarrassed German cops may soon call off their hunt for a notorious female serial killer, the Times of London reports. DNA from a suspect dubbed "the woman without a face” has been found at dozens of crime scenes across Europe, including stranglings and shootings, but detectives now believe the DNA...http://www.newser.com/story/54531/sloppy-dna-work-creates-myth-of-phantom-serial-killer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 27 Mar 2009 9:13:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49945/crime-labs-employ-shoddy-science-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe country's crime labs are seriously deficient, according to a new report that's expected to shake up the field of forensics, the New York Times reports. Evidence portrayed as incontrovertible is often far from it, says the report, which Congress commissioned from the National Academy of Sciences. Forensic analysis often...http://www.newser.com/story/49945/crime-labs-employ-shoddy-science-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Feb 2009 9:08:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45196/body-tentatively-idd-as-caylee.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInvestigators in Florida believe a body discovered yesterday is that of missing toddler Caylee Anthony, a lawyer for her mother told a judge today. The corpse recovered near the Orlando home of her grandparents has been “tentatively indentified” as hers, based on hair color and other physical evidence, CNN reports....http://www.newser.com/story/45196/body-tentatively-idd-as-caylee.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 12 Dec 2008 16:07:45 CST