Advance in forensic fingerprint research provides new hope for cold cases


by Phys.org

Phys.org— Researchers have unveiled a method capable of detecting drug substances from fingerprints lifted from crime scenes, which could provide fresh insights into unsolved cases. The research is published in the journal Drug Testing and Analysis.

Phys.org—Advanced cell atlas opens new doors in biomedical research. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a web-based platform that offers an unprecedented view of the human body at the cellular level. The aim is to create an invaluable resource for researchers worldwide to increase knowledge about human health and disease. The study is published in Genome Biology.

KSNT News—Kansas cold case investigation into dead, missing Russian immigrants takes new turn. HOLTON (KSNT) - Law enforcement says it's pursuing new leads in its efforts to get to the bottom of a cold case involving Russian immigrants in northeast Kansas. Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse says in a press release that multiple law enforcement agencies participated in a search warrant on a Holton home in the 400 []

FOX News—More than 50-year-old New York City cold case victim identified after DNA matched with 9/11 victim. Patricia Kathleen McGlone went more than 20 years without a name and for more than 50 years she was missing after being murdered and left inside a building on 46th Street in Manhattan, the NYPD confirmed to Fox News Digital.  She was known after her remains were found in 2003 as the "Midtown Jane Doe."  "When knocking through a concrete floor, a skull rolled out," Detective Ryan Glas of the NYPD’s cold case unit told WNBC-TV. "She was hogtied with [an] electrical cord and the remains that were...