As more people seek to go where no man has gone before, researchers are exploring how forensic science can be adapted to extraterrestrial environments. A new study highlights the behavior of blood in ...

This story is Part 3 of an ongoing series that runs through Monday. To catch up on stories published so far, go to News-Leader.com/ConvictedByBlood. A record number ...

The National Institute of Justice gave more than $1 million to the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to study handwriting characteristics and bloodstain patterns, the BCA said Monday. These two ...

NASA’s Artemis program is scheduled to return astronauts to the Moon and establish a permanent orbiting laboratory by the end of the decade. Meanwhile, private companies are making significant steps ...

Regardless, the Bryan case has already spurred forensic science reform. In February, the commission sought to end the practice of allowing law enforcement officers with minimal training in ...

AMES, Iowa – Daniel Attinger paused before handing over a photo of a crime scene. “Are you bothered by the sight of blood?” There was good reason for his question: The photo showed blood pooled and ...

The work of North Carolina’s bloodstain pattern analysis program doesn’t have the stamp of approval from a national accrediting group, and the man taking over the State Bureau of Investigation wants ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles denied Joe Bryan ...