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The rise and rise of fentanyl in postmortem casework
Forensic toxicology laboratories are navigating a period of time with increasing drug overdose deaths, an opioid epidemic, the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic, and the illicit drug market flooded with novel psychoactive substances. In New York City, the Department of Forensic Tox...
The applications of MicroCT in studying age‐related tooth morphological change and dental...
Conventional dental age estimation relies on destructive methods such as sectioning and staining, which are unpreferable when the tooth is required for evidential or archeological preservation. MicroCT is a non‐destructive, high‐resolution imaging technique that allows for accura...
The rise and rise of fentanyl in postmortem casework
Forensic toxicology laboratories are navigating a period of time with increasing drug overdose deaths, an opioid epidemic, the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic, and the illicit drug market flooded with novel psychoactive substances. In New York City, the Department of Forensic Tox...
Suicide of an adolescent girl with sodium nitrite ordered on the internet
Nitrites are commonly used in the chemical, pharmaceutical, and food industries. Recently, they have been identified in cases of voluntary intoxication. We report the case of a 13‐year‐old girl who was found lifeless on her bed next to a glass containing a white powder and a bott...
IoT forensics: Exploiting unexplored log records from the HIKVISION file system
CCTV surveillance systems are IoT products that can be found almost everywhere. Their digital forensic analysis often plays a key role in solving crimes. However, it is common for these devices to use proprietary file systems, which frequently hinders a complete examination. HIKV...
Decoding hidden darknet networks: What we learned about the illicit fentanyl trade on...
The opioid epidemic, impacted from the proliferation of fentanyl, has added impetus to the need to detect fentanyl, sources of fentanyl, and places where fentanyl and drugs adulterated with fentanyl are available. Many darknet marketplaces (DNMs) have rules that ban fentanyl. How...
Surface‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy enables confirmatory detection of dyes on hair...
Difficulties in the localization of bodies of homicidal or drowning victims in natural water result in their submergence for weeks if not months. Water insects and microbes drastically change the body's appearance, which significantly changes the determination of a victim�...
Detection of fentanyl, synthetic opioids, and ketamine in hair specimens from purposive...
With the current crisis related to the diffusion of fentanyl and other novel opioids in several countries and populations, new and effective approaches are needed to better elucidate the phenomenon. In this context, hair testing offers a unique perspective in the investigation of...
Potency levels of regulated cannabis products in Michigan 2021–2022
Evaluation of cannabinoid concentrations in products from the legal cannabis market has been fraught with uncertainty. The lack of standardized testing methodology and the susceptibility of cannabinoids to degradation under certain storage conditions complicates the efforts to as...
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A systematic approach to improve downstream single‐cell analysis for the DEPArray™...
Most commercially available STR amplification kits have never been fully validated for low template DNA analysis, highlighting the need for testing different PCR kits and conditions for improving single‐cell profiling. Here, current strategies rely mainly on adjusting PCR cycle n...
Pressure sensitive adhesives and paper spray‐mass spectrometry for the collection and...
The rise of fentanyl and fentanyl analogs in the drug supply pose serious threats to public health. Much of these compounds enter the United States through shipping routes. Here we provide a method for fentanyl screening and analysis that utilizes pressure‐sensitive adhesive (PSA...
The impact of lipid degradation on fingerprint quality on fired firearm cartridges
The recovery of identifiable fingerprints from fired cartridge cases is challenging. Therefore, the characterization of chemical modifications and their effects on fingerprint integrity post‐firing is essential. In this study, the primary fingerprint lipids, including myristic ac...
The effect of household corrosive substances on latent fingermark development in the...
Corrosive substance attacks (CSA) are a prevalent issue in the UK with 525 offenses involving a corrosive substance reported to the police in the year ending March 2022. Easy availability, low cost, and concealability in public are common reasons for choosing a corrosive substanc...
Capturing high‐resolution digital images for use in forensic document examination
In the past, pattern disciplines within forensic science have periodically faced criticism due to their subjective and qualitative nature and the perceived absence of research evaluating and supporting the foundations of their practices. Recently, however, forensic scientists and...