Forensics

Barstow Police Try to Identify Human Head Found in Desert

Barstow police say DNA samples and X-rays have been sent to the state and investigators also are asking for the public's help.

Posted Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Six Charged with Torture, Death of PA Disabled Woman

The head of 30-year-old Jennifer Daugherty had been shaved, and she had been bound with Christmas decorations and clothing; she also was hit with a towel rack, vacuum cleaner hose and a crutch, according to an affidavit.

Posted Thursday, February 11, 2010

Police Search San Antonio Landfill for Missing Baby

Police Chief William McManus said Tuesday that authorities began the arduous task of digging down through 45 feet of trash with hazardous material crews and cadaver dogs standing by.

Posted Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Rapes of Elderly Terrify Texas Communities

The assailant left behind DNA and other forensic evidence after some attacks, but authorities have not been able to link the DNA to anything in the state system, said Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Tom Vinger.

Posted Sunday, January 17, 2010

Police say Shooter Targeting Moving Cars in Ohio

The latest shooting happened early Saturday just after midnight when the driver of an SUV found a bullet hole in a rear window near the roof.

Posted Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Serial Rapist Linked to Attacks from 1997 to 2009

The rapes of the two 17-year-old girls Oct. 31 in Woodbridge were the first attacks linked to the individual in the D.C. area in nearly eight years, though DNA evidence suggests he has been active in Connecticut and Rhode Island.

Posted Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Officials ID Oregon Teen s Body After 26 Years

Police say they're reexamining whether 16-year-old Angela Girdner is tied to the infamous Green River serial killer.

Posted Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Cleveland Residents Thank Coroner

The gathering Monday night outside Anthony Sowell's house was more of a rally than the somber vigils of recent days.

Posted Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Police Search Roadsides for Missing NC Girl

A short time after she reported Shaniya missing, a surveillance camera recorded a man carrying her into a hotel room in Sanford, about 30 miles away.

Posted Sunday, November 15, 2009

NC Searchers Find Body of Missing 5-Year Old Girl

A missing 5-year-old whose mother was accused of offering her for sex was found dead off a heavily wooded road in a rural area Monday, ending a weeklong search, police said.

Posted Sunday, November 15, 2009