Forensic Science

Health & Science

A Tiger Woods toxicology report refers to laboratory analyses conducted on biological samples from the professional golfer, commonly blood or urine, to identify the presence of...

criminal-justice

In December 1996, six-year-old beauty pageant contestant JonBenet Ramsey was found dead in her family’s Boulder, Colorado home. She had suffered head trauma and asphyxia, and...

general

Mystery deaths refer to human deaths where key circumstances, cause, or context remain unclear or contested after an initial review. This evergreen explainer defines what qualif...

Criminology and Criminal Justice

Serial killers are individuals who commit multiple homicides over time with a cooling-off period between events, often driven by complex psychological, social, and situational f...

general

The term murders of twins evokes a distinct mix of fascination and unease, arising whenever twins become victims of homicide. Because twins share genetic markers and often close...

criminal-justice

The phrase killed his brother describes a homicide in which a male victim is killed by his own brother. This is a rare but high-interest crime pattern that raises questions abou...

unsolved-crimes

Unsolved crimes in the United States refer to cases where law enforcement has not identified a suspect or secured sufficient evidence for an arrest and prosecution. These cases...

Guides And Explainers

When remains believed to be those of children are found, the question often asked is simple and direct: how do authorities know this, and what does that confirmation involve? Th...

television accuracy

Law & Order: SVU is a television drama, not a documentary. It uses heightened storytelling, condensed timelines, and heightened conflict to entertain. In short, it is not realis...

True Crime

The phrase Yosemite murders usually refers to the June 1999 double murder of sisters Julie and Robin Coffman near Yosemite National Park in California. The women were found stab...