Criminal investigation
Advancing Research and Collaborative Research Partnerships in Forensic Science
Evaluating the reliability and accuracy of multiple geophysical methods in the search for clandestine graves
Impact of Relic DNA on Forensic Microbiome Applications in Criminal Investigations
Cold Cases and Serial Killers, Part 1
In April 2018, the Golden State Killer, Joseph DeAngelo was arrested. NIJ support helped lead to his arrest, and in the aftermath of the arrest, NIJ Social Science Analyst Eric Martin was among those tasked with finding other cases NIJ helped law enforcement solve. Eric joins the show to talk about some of those cases, and answer some broader questions about serial killers: What is a serial killer? Are they on the rise? How do we know how many serial killers are currently active?
The Mortal Tragedy: Analyzing Body Disposal Patterns in Homicide Cases
The Emerging Field of Firearms Audio Forensics
NIJ grantee Robert Maher is changing the field of audio forensics with novel techniques to document and interpret gunshot recordings.