Forensic scientists both help solve crimes and aid in exonerating innocent people. They use scientific methods ...
Like fingerprints, a firearm's discarded shell casings have unique markings. This allows forensic experts to compare casings from a crime scene with those from a suspect's gun. Finding and reporting a ...
The forensic science program at Saint Louis University offers students a diverse range of coursework and practical training, equipping them to become the next generation of forensic scientists.
For decades, investigators have treated fired bullets and casings as nearly hopeless surfaces for fingerprints, assuming the blast of heat and pressure wiped away the most telling traces of who pulled ...
AMES, Iowa – Like fingerprints, a firearm’s discarded shell casings have unique markings. This allows forensic experts to compare casings from a crime scene with those from a suspect’s gun. Finding ...
The Saint Louis University Forensic Science program offers courses with hands-on learning opportunities. FRSC 2600 - Survey of Forensic Science 3 credits Students learn scientific methodology, its ...
Duct tape found at crime scenes can provide forensic scientists with important information, but no standardized protocol for analyzing it has ever existed. Trace evidence is usually invisible to the ...
High-tech search underway: Deputies are using soil vapor probes and ground-penetrating radar at Susan Flores’ property to look for evidence of Kristin Smart’s remains. Decades-old mystery: Smart ...
New biography of Alan R. Moritz traces how forensic science learned to define what it can — and cannot — know.