Forensic anthropology is the study of human remains – usually skeletal remains – to help with criminal investigations. If anyone can answer the question “What is forensic anthropology?” it’s Dr. Ann ...

A seasoned deer hunter is shocked when his hound dog trots up with a human femur clenched between its teeth. A woman veers off her normal urban walking path and happens upon a human skull. New ...

Texas State University's facility was created to study how bodies decay. But it also serves as a key site for training search dogs to locate human remains.

KANSAS CITY, Mo — So far much of the evidence in Kylr Yust's double murder trial has revolved around witness testimony, including former friends who claim Yust confessed to strangling Kara Kopetsky ...

Forensic experts have identified human remains found nearly four decades ago in Bristol, New Hampshire.

There are 119 board-certified forensic anthropologists in the country and only one in the state of Nevada. Assistant Professor of anthropology, Marin Pilloud, is representing the College of Liberal ...

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) -- The human body has 206 bones, each one holds a lot of information about who we are. Heather Garvin, a board-certified forensic anthropologist for the state of Iowa, is ...

Joe Adserias-Garriga didn’t set out to be a role model or example of achievement. Her goal was, and is, following her passion. Today, the 43-year-old native of Spain is a leader in forensic ...

Forensic anthropological (the study of skeletonized remains in medico-legal settings) analyses and reports include diverse information that may help in establishing identifications, cause or manner of ...

Earlier this month, it was recommended by Mr. Nigel Hughes, the lawyer representing Joel Henry, Isaiah Henry and Haresh Singh, three teenagers who were brutally murdered and two of whose bodies were ...