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Keith Allen Harward served 33 years in jail after being convicted of rape and murder, largely on the strength of bite-mark evidence. He was subsequently found to be innocent on the basis of DNA and ...

Forensic profiling involves building a profile of an offender’s lifestyle based on trace evidence left at a crime scene. Chemicals left on persons’ skin from food, beauty products, hygiene products, ...

At Pittcon, forensics and toxicology is one of the eight educational tracks. Pittcon brings together leading minds in research and industry to foster collaboration and innovation in these two key ...

This year, the museum opened “Forensic Science on Trial,” a temporary exhibition that explores how people influence the way forensic science is used in the pursuit of justice. The exhibition’s curator ...

In fact, when it comes to wrongful conviction cases (where new DNA evidence proves that someone was innocent), bad forensic science is the second most frequent contributing factor, behind only ...