CRIME SOLVING

Jul 10 2025SCIENCE

Glowing Clues: Smartphones and Science Team Up to Crack Crimes

Crime scene investigations just got a high-tech makeover. Scientists have found a clever way to detect blood using a smartphone and a special glowing chemical called luminol. When luminol meets blood, it lights up, and a smartphone can record the whole process in a video. This new method is not just cool; it's also eco-friendly. It uses a tiny amount of luminol comp...

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May 15 2025CRIME

Solving Cold Cases: AI Helps Catch Killer After 11 Years

A long-awaited breakthrough happened in a cold case from 2014. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office made an arrest in the murder of seven-year-old Terrez Coleman. This arrest came after a decade of hard work and new technology. In 2014, Terrez was tragically killed in a drive-by shooting on Prescott Road. The only clues were shell...

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Feb 11 2025CRIME

The Long Island Case Solved by Technology

On a chilly December day in 2003, a disturbing discovery was made on Long Island. Neighbors found the door of Edna Schubert's home in North Bay Shore, N. Y. , wide open. Inside, they saw a shattered window and papers flying in the wind. But the worst was yet to be seen. Edna Schubert, a 88-year-old retired government worker, had been brutally attacked and killed in h...

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