The detective who led the hunt for rapist and murderer Colin Pitchfork - the first killer to be trapped by DNA - has died.

The justices left in place a ruling against Reed from the federal appeals court in New Orleans for the second time in less ...

Rodney Reed’s quest over the last decade to obtain DNA testing to try to prove his innocence has attracted wide attention.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Texas death-row inmate Rodney Reed, leaving intact lower-court ...

The death-row inmate in Texas has maintained his innocence in the 1996 rape and murder of a police officer’s fiancée.

In a French criminal trial, conventional DNA analysis couldn’t distinguish between twin brothers, but emerging scientific ...

James Duckett, a former Lake County police officer, is scheduled for execution on March 31, 2026, but his attorneys argue ...

The Indiana State Police have used advances in forensic technology and genetic genealogy to solve cold cases dating back to the 1970s, resulting in arrests, charges, and convictions.

Lance Shockley died by lethal injection last year. State courts have rejected prisoners' requests for DNA testing in recent ...