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JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Human remains discovered in 1974 near a northeastern Illinois creek have been identified through forensic DNA testing as a suburban Chicago man who vanished in the early 1970s, officials said.

Mike: i believe that spath came to believe in a reality that simply doesnt add up to the forensics. if you look at this objectively, it was impossible for phillip to be shot in the back and be turning to shoot gary spath. patuto: certainly forensics can be helpful, but in my mind, my humble opinion is that they should never be conclusive. spath: this guy was going to shoot me. i had no choice but to shoot at him to save my own life. forgive me, sir. this is what i had to do. thelma: everybody kn...

As the country gears up for a politically-charged run-off election, a team of archaeologists, historians and forensics experts are set to excavate the grounds and buildings of one of the worst torture centers in São Paulo, trying to recover the country's painful history of torture during the military regime.

The case of new jersey versus police officer gary spath. >> when you have conflicting testimony about what happened and no videotape, its the forensic evidence that really helps both sides, but it generally ups the prosecution. assuming you have credible experts that can explain the forensic evidence in a way that fits within the common understanding of most jurors. >> lets go into the courtroom to see what they are seeing there. >> in this case, i think that the prosecution had a very difficult...

And i had to explain to him that i wasnt even there. i was four and a half hours from there. >> he cooperated with investigators. and he was cleared. and when the forensics people were vanished in the house. and police handed over the keys, it was him as her executor, who had it cleaned and emptied. >> so i saw the crime scene. >> what was that like? >> you see blood on the walls. you see blood on the floor. its like, csi. but its not csi. >> he had to step outside for a cigarette to study himse...

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Claim. the u.n. human rights office told cnn they received reports that forced the family to give the interview, amnesty international says families of victims are being intimidated and harassed into silence. this comes three weeks after the death of mahsa amini while in the custody of so-called morality police. on friday, forensics report blamed the death of the 22-year-old on an underlying condition after the operation of a brain tumor as a child. aminis family repeatedly denied the claims. th...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and top legislative leaders announced Thursday that they will fast-track more money to hire 25 additional forensic lab positions as the state’s turnaround times for sexual assault kits face scrutiny after a high-profile killing.

After weeks of protests in Iran over the death of a 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini in custody of Morality Police, the countrys forensic department in its medical report on Friday said that her death was not caused by blows but was due to multiple organ failure caused by lack of oxygen to the brain.