Redwood City, Calif. (NewsNation) — A judge agreed Wednesday to allow new DNA testing on one of the 14 pieces of evidence in the Scott Peterson murder case but rejected most of the defense’s requests ...

Iowa law enforcement agencies have tested less DNA evidence in sexual assault cases at the state crime lab in recent years than they did five years ago. Iowa police and sheriffs maintain vastly ...

A California judge has approved a request for additional DNA testing on duct tape that was found on the body of Laci Peterson, whose husband was infamously convicted of murdering her and their unborn ...

A forensic science examiner performs an analysis at the Connecticut Forensic Science Laboratory. Some state labs face yearslong backlogs across a range of cases, including those requiring DNA and ...

THEY PRESERVE THAT EVIDENCE ON MICROSCOPE SLIDES. THIS EFFORT COMES WITH MORE THAN $2 MILLION IN NEW FUNDING. HE UNDERSTOOD THE PROFOUND POTENTIAL OF DNA BEFORE IT BECAME A CORNERSTONE OF FORENSIC ...

testing done for his double-homicide trial. “prejudice” and would have led to a different verdict. There was not enough evidence to meet that criteria, Olszewski said. Plus, there was “substantial” ...

Avery was sentenced to life in prison without parole in 2007. Steven Avery is escorted into a Calumet County courtroom during the opening day in his murder trial, Feb. 12, 2007, in Chilton, Wis. Morry ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Redwood City, Calif. (NewsNation) — A judge ...