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Danie Krugel an ex- cop from South Africa claims to be able to find missing persons across the globe with a single sample of DNA using a form of quantum physics.

Drew Peterson is planning wedding five, even though he is officially still married to missing wife Stacy Peterson, who he is planning to divorce so he can wed again.

The Combined DNA Index System, CODIS, combines computer and DNA technologies into an effective tool for fighting violent crime and finding missing persons.

14 years after the Dayton Peace Agreement ended the war in Bosnia, scientists are still analyzing DNA from exhumed bones to identify genocide victims.

Psychic mediums are sometimes called upon to help the police crack difficult criminal investigations. One such case involved the murderer known also as the Killer Clown.

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A hair purportedly from Amelia Earhart could provide the DNA sample needed to compare artifacts found in exploration of the island where she may have crashed and died.

A story about loss, memory, and how people fill the gaps of absence.

Out of the Pacific Northwest comes Stumptown, a new detective comic scripted by award-winning Batwoman writer Greg Rucka and drawn by Matthew Southworth.

Chicago-area reporter Joseph Hosey presents a detailed and disturbing look at the Stacy Peterson missing-person case.

Forensic Science has a multitude of opportunities for those interested, so many in fact, that only a few can be mentioned here.

One of the most important ingredients in a good horror film is the element of surprise, something that the newly revamped Friday the 13th has a good deal of.

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Search and rescue dogs search for missing persons, whether those persons are alive or dead. SAR dogs use their sense of smell to locate persons.

Can the tragedy of environmental devastation produce unseen horrors? This isn't a political platform, this is futuristic cyber punk sci-fi world of Split Second

Caylee Anthony's DNA has been discovered by authorities, yet where it was found has not been released, while the family continues to support her mother, Casey.

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Modern technology in DNA testing may help Holocaust victims reunite with family members and their descendants.

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The Lost Girl touches on a number of interesting methods used by fortune tellers and serves as an introduction to parapsychology.

A day after the release of Wii Fit, Namco plans to release We Ski, a game taking advantage of the Balance Board and featuring over a dozen courses for skiing.

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The new magazine from TTA Press replaces the much-loved The Third Alternative, and contains dark fiction from Simon Avery and others and columns from Mike O'Driscoll

Val McDermid's new novel jumps between the past and the present, as Detective Inspector Karen Pirie investigates a case that is far from cold.

Angelina Jolie's affecting performance and pitch-perfect period details lift Clint Eastwood's mostly riveting, occasionally leaden voyage into the Los Angeles underbelly.

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Criminal and terrorists suspicious activities are now being tracked with systems that will enable real-time sharing and tracking between the FBI and local partners

Data.gov, which provides access to public data both as raw data and in formats generated by data extraction tools, lets users obtain previously unavailable information.

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An intoxicating comedy about four friends, who experience an unforgettable pre-wedding "boy's night out" with unexpected consequences they must remedy the morning after.

Set during the Depression of the 1930s, Dogville is Lars von Trier's uniquely perverse comment on Americana and small town life.

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Air sample tests conducted by the University of Tennessee confirm the presence of human decomposition in Casey Anthony's car.

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Depending on one's religious background, psychic ability can be good or perceived as evil.

Tackling difficult subject matter with eloquent text and well-paced action, Hallinan takes the reader to the seamier side of Southeast Asia.

Well known in the UK for his antagonistic interviews with recalcitrant politicians, journalist Jeremy Paxman reveals his in-depth knowledge of Victorian art.

Search and rescue dogs are specifically trained to locate missing people. Air scent SAR dogs are those which locate people by sniffing the scent in the air.

The disturbing thriller '8MM,' starring Nicolas Cage, repackaged and released on DVD in 2005, uses its locations as characters in the film.

From evangelism to insanity, from instant celebrity to a hole in the ground, English-born Sergeant Boston Corbett became known post Civil War as 'Lincoln's Avenger' .

A review of the film where criminal, taking advantage of a woman's blindness try to con her in order to retrieve a doll stuffed with heroin.

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Short biography of the life of the young French artist and lover of painter Amedeo Modigliani.

Joe Ball was an early serial killer, even before the phrase was coined. He was reputed to have butchered his victims and fed them to his pet alligators.

The need for closure can be extreme - so extreme, that it often affects innocent beings. And this desperate need for closure can have severe consequences.

British Mystery author Robert Goddard's thrillers keep readers enthralled. His suspenses have been compared to Daphne Du Maurier, John Le Carre, and Barbara Vine.

His parents, on Montel Williams' show, in February 2003, asked Browne about him. She assured them he was dead and described his killer. But Shawn was alive.