In 1996, a human skull found in Arcata went unidentified. DNA testing has now identified the remains as Gregory Hugh Oliver, missing since 1983.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Police collect their officers' DNA to ensure they do not contaminate crime scenes [Getty Image] The Metropolitan Police is still ...

A DNA sample was obtained from the remains and entered into both the California Missing Persons DNA Database and the National ...

A DNA profile recovered from gloves found during the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in Arizona that was submitted to a national database maintained by the FBI didn’t come back ...

For more than 40 years, the Golden State Killer haunted California. A serial rapist and murderer active in the 1970s and '80s, he eluded detectives for decades. By 2018, hope of identifying him was ...

In an aerial view, Pima County sheriff’s officers gather on Nancy Guthrie’s property on Tuesday in Tucson, Ariz. | Brandon Bell, Getty Images via CNN TUCSON, Ariz. (CNN) — Only a few years ago, ...

Family members of migrants and forensic investigators who study migrant deaths are reeling in the wake of a puzzling outage ...

In late January, Ben and his wife Gabby were driving to their home in Northeast Minneapolis when they received a message on an activist group chat that federal immigration officers were nearby. They ...

AT THIS HOUR, AUTHORITIES IN ARIZONA ARE ASKING FOR ANY KIND OF VIDEO THAT COULD LEAD THEM TO NANCY GUTHRIE. ONE QUESTION IN THIS INVESTIGATION IS, WAS SHE KIDNAPED FOR RANSOM? THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS ...

For years, the federal government has been amassing DNA profiles of noncitizens. But recently released Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data reveal that officials knowingly collected the DNA of ...

(AP) -- Like so many great discoveries, it was an accident. British scientist Alec Jeffreys realized 25 years ago Thursday that individuals have "DNA fingerprints," unique patterns of genetic material ...