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Crime & Punishment
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New forensic tool for determining birth year of unidentified bodies
9 May 2012, 5:07 pmIt is difficult to determine the age of a corpse, particularly if it has been dead for awhile or it was involved in a natural disaster such as an earthquake or tsunami, unless the body is obviously that of a child or a much older individual. Age ... -
Etan Patz & the Missing Children Movement
8 May 2012, 8:50 pmby Sarah Rosenstein On May 25, 1979, 6-year-old Etan Patz disappeared while walking to a bus stop two blocks from his home in lower Manhattan, New York. Etan’s body was never recovered and no one was ever officially convicted of the crime. Many ... -
Criminal Lineup Process
4 May 2012, 5:45 pmby Grace Park Centuries ago when forensic science was not an established application to police investigations, eyewitness testimonies were the go-to method for collecting the facts of the crime. Nowadays, eyewitness accounts are not reliable for many ... -
The Teardrop Rapist Returns
3 May 2012, 2:14 pmby Grace Park Since 1996, a serial rapist in the Los Angeles area has been terrorizing women. Although attacks were suddenly halted in 2005, the rapist claimed his 28th victim late in 2011. This alarming news for Los Angelians has startled the community ... -
Connecticut moves to abolish the death penalty
3 May 2012, 1:44 pmby Eden Pecha The 86-62 vote in the Democratic-controlled House followed last week’s Senate vote and sends the bill moving to abolish the death penalty to Governor Dannel Malloy, who has vowed to sign it into law. The House vote follows a 20-16 ...
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