When a homicide detective in California’s Central Valley last year reopened the investigation into the unsolved killing of a bakery owner, she turned to an increasingly popular forensic tool credited

Nearly two weeks after Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her Tucson, Arizona, home, law enforcement says a glove found not far from the residence did not match any DNA in the government’s criminal

Forensic investigators confirm that DNA recovered from the home and nearby evidence failed to match any national database profiles.

A genetic expert who helped crack Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger’s case says there’s still hope of building a DNA profile on the glove found near Nancy Guthrie’s Arizona home — even though the FBI came back with zero matches in its database.

While DNA evidence found on a glove believed to have been worn by a man suspected of abducting Nancy Guthrie didn't produce a match in the FBI's database, it could still give investigators the clues they need.

Australians looking to learn more about their heritage through commercial ancestry websites could be helping police solve cold cases.

Greg Hampikian, a Boise-based forensic DNA expert and founder of the Idaho Innocence Project, explained how mixed DNA samples can complicate investigations. Hampikian has worked on wrongful conviction cases across the country, including helping overturn Amanda Knox's conviction.

Forensic genealogy has helped investigators track down serial killers, now police are using it to try to identify Nancy Guthrie's kidnapper. The post Forensic genealogy helped catch killers. Can it find Nancy Guthrie's kidnapper?