SAN ANTONIO – Forensic scientists are getting hands-on with guns and bullets inside the firearms section at the Bexar County Crime Lab. The firearms lab gets thousands of guns and ammunition each year ...

Matching a bullet to the gun from which it was fired is often the key component in solving crimes. But new technology aims to improve future forensic examinations of crimes involving guns. “Firearm ...

In general, bloodstain pattern analysis (BPA) refers to the collection and subsequent forensic analysis investigation of the size, shape, and distribution patterns of bloodstains found at a crime ...

Researchers at Maynooth University have achieved a forensic milestone by revealing fingerprints on fired bullet casings using a safe electrochemical process. The method uses mild voltage and non-toxic ...

On February 14, 1929, gunmen working for Al Capone disguised themselves as police officers, entered the warehouse of a competing gang, and shot seven of their rivals dead. The St. Valentine's Day ...