SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County Crime Lab has access to the national DNA database that helps match samples and identify possible criminals. CODIS, which stands for “Combined DNA Index System,” is a ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Houston Police Department confirmed on Monday a 13 Investigates report about the testing of more than 1,100 rape kits connected to suspended sexual assault cases. In a ...

According to a social media post by the sheriff's office on Dec. 29, Rossel Moises Ponce Chirinos, 46, faces charges of sexual battery and armed burglary linked to a 2004 incident in Golden Gate. They ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More and more justice is coming to victims of rape in decades-old cases in West Virginia thanks to a collaboration of several agencies working together, and who have now identified ...

A recent cold case that was solved in Pierce County is highlighting the importance of CODIS ― The Combined DNA Index System — that lets federal, state, and local forensic labs exchange and compare DNA ...

MURDER. THE EVIDENCE WAS SITTING THERE FOR DECADES, BUT THE TECHNOLOGY WASN’T THERE TO FIND IT. THAT CHANGED IN 2020 WHEN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY INVESTIGATOR TRS REOPENED A MURDER CASE. AND THIS WEEK A ...

The 28th Annual National CODIS Conference will be held virtually on November 14th – 18th, 2022. The conference includes all of the content you have come to expect from previous conferences such as: an ...

The 27th Annual National CODIS Conference was held virtually on November 15th – 19th, 2021. The conference includes all of the content you have come to expect from previous conferences such as: an ...