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Human variation and its influence on fracture outcomes in experimental tibial blunt trauma

Interpreting skeletal trauma requires understanding how fracture outcomes reflect both extrinsic loading conditions and intrinsic biological variation. However, the contribution of biological variability to fracture behavior remains poorly defined, even under controlled loading c...

Forensic analysis of dominant versus non‐dominant handwriting: Statistical and machine...

Systematic, paired quantitative evidence on how handwriting changes when the non‐dominant hand is used remains limited in forensic document examination, despite its frequent relevance in cases involving disguise and authorship concealment. This study presents the first large‐scal...

Comparison of delusional disorder and schizophrenia in cases lacking criminal...

Criminal responsibility can be significantly impaired by psychotic disorders. Although delusional disorder (DD) is classified within the schizophrenia spectrum, it clinically differs from schizophrenia (SCH) in age at onset, functional level, and symptom profile. This retrospecti...

Ballistic gelatin as a soft tissue simulant: A systematic review of applications,...

Ballistic gelatin is widely recognized as the primary soft‐tissue simulant in forensic and biomedical ballistics. However, variability in preparation, calibration, and reporting methods, along with growing interest in synthetic alternatives, has raised concerns about methodologic...

Distribution of amphetamine, benzoylecgonine, cocaethylene, cocaine, fentanyl, and...

Brain tissue is a potentially valuable postmortem specimen because of its relative anatomical isolation, reduced susceptibility to postmortem degradation, and relevance as the primary site of action for many drugs. Despite the frequent detection of stimulants and synthetic opioid...

Commentary on: Pedraza N, Marciano MA. Simple and nondestructive method to access and...

The INTREPID program: Linking illicit fentanyl‐containing tablets and powders seized at US...

Three US government agencies, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and Food and Drug Administration (FDA), established a collaborative program to leverage each agency's expertise and capabilities to characterize illicit fentanyl‐con...

Characterization and differentiation of aluminum powders used in improvised explosive...

Many readily available online videos and instructional manuals provide information on how to manufacture aluminum (Al) powder, a component in pyrotechnics and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) using common household materials. Given the ease in acquiring and producing Al powder...

Comparative evaluation of adhesive tapes and stamps for touch DNA collection from textile...

A substantial proportion of forensic evidence consists of skin or contact traces, commonly referred to as touch DNA. The collection of such biological material remains challenging due to its invisibility and low abundance. Further, depending on substrate type and surface properti...

Comparison of automated and manual DNA differential extraction in mock vaginal sexual...

Differential extraction is a core forensic DNA technique separating sperm cells from epithelial cells in sexual assault evidence, facilitating recovery of male DNA profiles from mixed biological samples. Effective physical separation reduces the occurrence of mixed DNA profiles, ...

Forensic characterization of transparent traces: A spectroscopic and chemometric approach...

Clear or unpigmented lip gloss, in particular, has become quite popular among people of all genders. Their unpigmented characteristics make them less noticeable at the crime scene; thus, they are less likely to be intentionally removed by the perpetrators. Therefore, in the prese...

Enhancing PRNU‐based camera identification by denoising filters and similarity metrics

Source camera identification through photo response nonuniformity (PRNU) analysis is a well‐established forensic technique, yet the choice of experimental conditions and parameters of the algorithms critically impacts identification reliability. For the first time, this study sys...

New PMCT multi‐indicator ossification standards for age estimation of the knee in modern...

Skeletal age estimation is crucial to medicolegal work, aiding subadult identification, and living age assessments in legal contexts. This study aims to document the ontogeny of knee skeletal indicators on post‐mortem computed tomography (PMCT), and quantify interpopulation varia...

Noncoronary sinus of Valsalva aneurysm with rupture into the right atrium

Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) is a rare cardiac anomaly, with autopsy‐confirmed fatal cases remaining uncommon. This report presents a rare case of sudden death in a 13‐year‐old male adolescent caused by rupture of a noncoronary SVA into the right atrium, resulting in acute ci...

Explainable copy‐move forgery detection in videos: Generative adversarial network‐based...

With the nascent reliance on unmanned aerial systems as a means of surveillance, security, and monitoring, it is essential to ensure that video data legitimacy is assured. Object‐based Copy‐Move Forgery (CMF), in which an object is either copied or moved in the frame or across a ...

Demystifying ISO 21043: An Introduction to ISO 21043Webinar 4:Part 5: Reporting

This webinar (webinar 4 in a four-webinar series) will introduce attendees to the ISO 21043 Part 5 (Reporting) 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.

It is the objective of this webinar series to bring greater awareness to these international standards and solicit feedback on their use and application from practitioners. Attendees will obtain a better understanding of how these standards are created and the implications that each part might have in their daily work-related activities.