John Spirko, who spent more than 40 years behind bars for the 1982 murder of Elgin postmaster Betty Jane Mottinger, has been ...

Research on ancient DNA is surging, but how can scientists ensure that human remains of irreplaceable significance are ...

A suspect was positively linked to the cold case murder of Marjorie Rudolph, a San Rafael woman killed inside her home in 1966, police announced Tuesday.

A statewide effort to solve thousands of cold cases by use of advanced DNA testing and genetic genealogy is launching in ...

Archaeologists have investigated genetic relationships between individuals buried in Neolithic chambered tombs in northern ...

New DNA testing has definitively linked the unsolved death of a Utah teenager in 1974 to serial killer Ted Bundy, the local ...

Two South Jersey killings that had vexed investigators for decades have been linked to a single suspect, Camden County ...

You probably have a member of your family that you're not related to by blood—a step-parent, an adopted cousin, your mom's ...

(FOX40.COM) — Advanced DNA analysis of cigarette butts at the scene of a 1966 murder helped police identify a suspect in the ...

The ACLU of Tennessee has filed a motion with the Tennessee Supreme Court to conduct DNA testing in the case of Tony ...

A metagenomic study of this cloth, controversially purported to bear the imprint of the body of Jesus Christ, has little to ...

A Charlotte-Mecklenburg crime lab analyst accused of intentionally manipulating DNA testing processes could face criminal charges after a nearly year-long investigation. Mecklenburg County District ...