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Suicide by ligature‐strangulation with 24 rubber bands in a bathtub and self‐inflicted...
A 29‐year‐old man was found dead in a bathtub with 24 rubber bands tightly encircling his neck and two hemorrhagic wounds on his forearm. A forensic autopsy and a whole‐body computed tomography (CT) were performed, but they did not allow the authors to determine whether the cause...
3D‐printed wound channels
Although soft tissue simulants are widely used in ballistic research, glycerine soap is the only material that offers a clear view of the temporary cavity of a wound channel without the use of optical apparatus. However, the latter still shows some inconvenience mostly on its wei...
Unified frequency and graph learning framework for accurate and robust copy‐move image...
Copy‐move forgery (CMF) is one of the most prominent challenges to be addressed by digital image forensics experts today due to the ease with which forged objects can be copied and placed within the same image to conceal or replicate objects. The conventional approaches to detect...
Identification of controlled and non‐controlled substances by forensic laboratories:...
Forensic laboratories analyze seized drug evidence using analytical schemes designed to ensure reliable identification results; however, there is little empirical evidence on how these schemes perform when applied to complex samples and how reporting practices influence results. ...
Touch DNA recovery from side curtain airbags
Establishing the identity of vehicle occupants is a critical component of many criminal investigations. Traditional forensic methodologies for deployed airbags primarily focus on the detection of saliva through salivary activity test to guide sampling. However, the introduction o...
Human‐supervised LLM triage of pig butchering complaints: A validation study of multi...
Digital forensic investigations increasingly process unstructured cryptocurrency‐fraud complaints at intake while preserving analyst oversight before evidentiary or downstream investigative use. This validation study evaluates whether human‐supervised multi‐model LLM extraction c...
HFGA‐Net: High‐frequency guided attention network for deepfake detection and localization
The application of deepfake for video and image manipulation has raised severe trust issues and security concerns in modern society. Prior research has revealed that the high‐frequency components of forged images exhibit distinctive forensic artifacts. Motivated by this, we propo...
Strengthening alignment in education, training, and US forensic science agencies
This paper analyzes the link between forensic science education, new hire training, and workforce stability in public US forensic labs. Data show most employees hold bachelor's (96%) and many have master's degrees (43%), but few are from FEPAC‐accredited programs (15% a...
Forensic bruise documentation with alternate light sources: Preliminary observation on...
Alternate light sources (ALS) have been suggested to improve bruise visibility for medicolegal evaluations. Previous studies have recommended darkened conditions; however, this does not reflect real‐life autopsy settings, where multiple examinations are conducted simultaneously a...
Forensic investigation of unexpected multi‐drug overdoses: A case series suggesting...
Homicidal poisoning involving multiple prescription medications presents significant diagnostic challenges, particularly in determining intent. We present a case series of two unexpected deaths within the same social community, both linked to the same suspect. In Case 1, a 49‐yea...
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Demystifying ISO 21043: An introduction to ISO 21043 Part 4
This webinar (webinar 3 in our four-part series) will introduce attendees to the ISO 21043 Part 4 (Interpretation) standard. The speakers will provide an overview of this document, talk about how it was developed, and discuss how and where this document may fit into forensic operations across the United States.
