A reversed idiom helped the FBI catch the Unabomber. A computer program unmasked J.K. Rowling. Forensic stylometry treats writing style as evidence, and the same science that captures criminals now threatens whistleblowers worldwide.
Forensics & Evidence True CrimeForensic genetic genealogy has cracked over 1,300 cold cases since 2018, from the Golden State Killer to the Idaho student murders. But the technique turns millions of innocent people's DNA into an open investigative lead, and the law has barely caught up.
Forensics & Evidence True CrimeA discarded pizza crust, seven burner phones, and a deleted murder blueprint finally exposed Rex Heuermann as the Gilgo Beach killer after 13 years. He is expected to plead guilty on April 8.
Forensics & Evidence True CrimeFour government scientific bodies have declared bite mark analysis has no basis in science. At least 36 people have been exonerated after wrongful convictions based on the technique. Some spent decades on death row. Others are still behind bars.
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