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Sahuarita Police Lt. John Carlson said detectives continue to comb through surveillance videos in the hopes of finding out ...
Memphis partners with TBI to enhance forensic capabilities with two state forensic scientists to speed up crime-solving ...
Oregon appeals court finds gun forensics method is not ‘scientifically valid’ by: Michaela Bourgeois Posted: Jun 19, 2025 / 09:09 AM PDT Updated: Jun 20, 2025 / 12:33 PM PDT ...
Despite new hires, the TBI's firearms evidence backlog stretched to 71 weeks in March. Discover why evidence in gun crimes faces such long delays and how it impacts investigations across Tennessee.
Each year, forensic firearm examiners play a pivotal role in thousands of criminal investigations, comparing spent bullets and cartridge cases to determine if they came from same gun. Their ...
What are records? Since 2014, The Marshall Project has been curating some of the best criminal justice reporting from around the web. In these records you will find the most recent and the most ...
Novaator visited the Estonian Forensic Science Institute (EKEI) to explore how forensic experts work. In the technology department, we toured the underground shooting range, viewed EKEI's firearms ...
Forensic science has deadly stakes, but half of the largest labs in the U.S. haven't adopted federal standards, including for DNA tests and guns.
Next was Victoria O’Connor. She is a firearms forensic scientist with the State Police Investigation Center in Albany. O’Connor tested the guns recovered from the scene, as well as the shot shells ...
The three-day training course on standard operating procedures in firearms forensic ballistics enabled 12 participants, including forensic experts, firearms examiners and scenes of crime analysts ...
Delphi murders: Forensic firearms examiner discusses toolmark methodology, ‘unspent bullet’ evidence by: Matt Christy, Russ McQuaid, Matt Adams Posted: Oct 25, 2024 / 11:21 AM CDT ...
On Day 7 of testimony, Melissa Oberg, a former Indiana State Police forensic firearms examiner, took the stand. Oberg talked extensively about her credentials and experience in the field. This is ...