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A pregnant woman tested positive for amphetamines. Turns out her home was a former meth lab.

September 25, 2019 // by Sarah Olson

A pregnant woman tested positive for amphetamines. Turns out her home was a former meth lab.Read More

In era of legal pot, can police search cars based on odor?

September 13, 2019 // by Sarah Olson

In era of legal pot, can police search cars based on odor?Read More

Pollen ‘nerds’: U.S. government enlists scientists to track drug loads, crack cold cases

August 30, 2019 // by Sarah Olson

Pollen ‘nerds’: U.S. government enlists scientists to track drug loads, crack cold casesRead More

Doorbell-camera firm Ring has partnered with 400 police forces, extending surveillance concerns

August 28, 2019 // by Sarah Olson

Doorbell-camera firm Ring has partnered with 400 police forces, extending surveillance concernsRead More

How do we improve forensics? Part 6

August 26, 2019 // by Sarah Olson

How do we improve forensics? Part 6Read More

Did faulty science, and bad testimony, bring Larry Swearingen to the brink of execution?

August 17, 2019 // by Sarah Olson

Did faulty science, and bad testimony, bring Larry Swearingen to the brink of execution?Read More

How do we reconcile law and science?

August 7, 2019 // by Sarah Olson

How do we reconcile law and science?Read More

Prosecutors who covered up Mass. drug lab scandal now face bar discipline, civil rights lawsuit

July 30, 2019 // by Sarah Olson

Prosecutors who covered up Mass. drug lab scandal now face bar discipline, civil rights lawsuitRead More

A decades-old rape test sent him to prison. Then his high school girlfriend saw an old photograph.

July 24, 2019 // by Matt Ruby

A decades-old rape test sent him to prison. Then his high school girlfriend saw an old photograph.Read More

How much should juries rely on expert testimony?

July 16, 2019 // by Sarah Olson

How much should juries rely on expert testimony?Read More

We need to fix forensics. But how?

June 20, 2019 // by Sarah Olson

We need to fix forensics. But how?Read More

An expert’s testimony about a bloody towel helped win murder convictions. But it wasn’t blood.

June 18, 2019 // by Sarah Olson

An expert’s testimony about a bloody towel helped win murder convictions. But it wasn’t blood.Read More

Alexandria rape suspect challenging DNA search used to crack case

June 10, 2019 // by Sarah Olson

Alexandria rape suspect challenging DNA search used to crack caseRead More