DES MOINES, Iowa - Any time a gun is fired, It leaves unique markings on a shell casing - sort of like its own fingerprint. Researchers at Iowa State University found that forensics researchers can ...

The execution of a former Florida police officer could still take place after his last effort to prove his innocence was deemed inconclusive. James Duckett, 68, – a former police officer in Mascotte, ...

AMES, Iowa – Like fingerprints, a firearm’s discarded shell casings have unique markings. This allows forensic experts to compare casings from a crime scene with those from a suspect’s gun. Finding ...

Like fingerprints, a firearm's discarded shell casings have unique markings. This allows forensic experts to compare casings from a crime scene with those from a suspect's gun. Finding and reporting a ...

In any trial involving a shooting, there's a good chance that sooner or later the jury will hear testimony from a forensic ballistics examiner. Ballistics testing, and in particular the study of ...

Lawyers for death row inmate James Aren Duckett are locked in a high-stakes legal battle with the State of Florida, claiming that a “definitive result” regarding his innocence is buried within DNA ...

If forensic experts have access to a suspect's gun, they can compare the microscopic markings from discarded shell casings with those found at a crime scene. Finding and reporting a mismatch can help ...