Ελληνική Ένωση Εγκληματολογικών Επιστημών - HAFS

09/04/2026

https://dnadoeproject.org/case/burlington-john-doe-2011/

Burlington John Doe 2011 Funded, Success Stories DNA Doe Project identifies remains found in Vermont in 2011 Skull fragment belonged to New Yorker who died the previous year Burlington, VT – Fifteen years after the skull fragment of a man was found on the shores of Lake Champlain, the DNA Doe Proj...

31/03/2026

https://www.murdoch.edu.au/news/articles/new-forensic-tool-provides-intelligence-to-link-serial-killer-victims-by-analysing-facial-similarities

Researchers at Murdoch University have developed a forensic intelligence tool which could help police link the victims of serial offenders by analysing their facial appearance.

19/03/2026

https://ug.edu.pl/news/en/9956/team-scientists-university-gdansk-has-developed-method-simultaneous-analysis-dna-and-fingerprints

10.03.2026 science ‘Combining DNA analysis, fingerprints and biomarkers can significantly increase the evidential value of traces,’ argues dr hab. Aneta Lewkowicz, prof. UG. The team she leads has developed a new forensic method that allows more information to be obtained from a single sample th...

17/03/2026

https://tbinewsroom.com/2026/03/09/knoxville-homicide-victim-identified-after-more-than-three-decades/

KNOXVILLE – A man whose remains were discovered in Knoxville in 1988 has now been identified through a partnership between the Knoxville Police Department, the Knox County Regional Forensic C…

24/02/2026

https://www.forensicmag.com/3594-All-News/624255-A-World-First-Lion-DNA-Analysis-Secures-Criminal-Conviction/

For the first time anywhere in the world, DNA forensics has been used to secure a criminal conviction for the illegal killing and trafficking of an individual lion.

16/01/2026

https://www.ferris.edu/news/archive/2026/life-sciences-pre-medical-illustration.htm

A collaboration between Ferris State University’s Life Sciences Pre-Medical Illustration program and Northern Michigan University’s Center for Forensic Science is giving students hands-on opportunities to apply their artistic skills in real-world forensic research.

13/12/2025

Η Ελληνική Ένωση Εγκληματολογικών Επιστημών (ΕΛ.ΕΝ.ΕΓ.Ε. www.hafs.gr), που είναι ένα επιστημονικό σωματείο Πραγματογνωμόνων, διοργανώνει την 7η Ημερίδα της, με θέμα: «Τροχαίο: Ατύχημα ή Έγκλημα», η οποία θα πραγματοποιηθεί στο αμφιθέατρο της Δ/νσης Εγκληματολογικών Ερευνών της Ελληνικής Αστυνομίας (Αντιγόνης 2-6 & Λ. Αθηνών, 10442, Αθήνα), την 10/1/2026, ημέρα Σάββατο και από ώρα 09.30-14.30.
Η ανωτέρω εκδήλωση θα έχει ως κύριο σκοπό την ανάδειξη μεθόδων αντιμετώπισης του τροχαίου συμβάντος μέσα από τις μεθόδους διαλεύκανσής του, υπό την οπτική της εργασίας των πραγματογνωμόνων και της συμβολής των εγκληματολογικών επιστημών στην απονομή της δικαιοσύνης.
Στο πλαίσιο αυτό, θα επιθυμούσαμε τη συμμετοχή όποιου ενδιαφέρεται για τη διαχείριση του αντικειμένου των τροχαίων συμβάντων.
Δηλώσεις συμμετοχής, ονοματικά, με ελεύθερη είσοδο, μπορούν να σταλούν μόνο στο email: [email protected] - Θα τηρηθεί σειρά προτεραιότητας και είναι απαραίτητη η επίδειξη ΑΔΤ κατά την προσέλευση.

30/10/2025

https://www.nature.com/articles/s12276-025-01548-4

Hair is a simple yet valuable sample used in many fields such as medicine, cosmetics and forensics. It is easy to collect and store, making it useful for studying diseases and environmental exposures. This study aims to address how hair can be better used in precision medicine and diagnostics. Resea...

02/10/2025

https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/mu-scientists-pioneer-breakthrough-fingerprint-forensic-test

A pioneering new test that can recover fingerprints from ammunition casing, once thought nearly impossible, has been developed by scientists at Maynooth University. Dr Eithne Dempsey of MU’s Department of Chemistry and her recent PhD student Dr Colm McKeever, have developed a unique electrochemica...

30/09/2025

https://www.forensicmag.com/3594-All-News/621662-DNA-Ballistics-Tie-Serial-Killer-to-1991-Yogurt-Shop-Murders-in-Austin/

The only physical evidence located at the scene of a quadruple assault and homicide of teenagers has been linked to known serial killer Robert Eugene Brashers who, years later, died by su***de during a police standoff—with the same gun he used to murder 13-year-old Amy Ayers on that night in 1991.

12/09/2025

https://www.forensicmag.com/3425-Featured-Article-List/621314-Responding-to-9-11-A-Crime-Scene-Tech-s-POV/

Twenty-four years ago, I was part of a team that responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center. I’m starting to realize it is important for others to understand both the horrors and the heroism that occurred on that unseasonably warm fall morning.