Forensic Genealogy helps identify a victim!

Orange County Sheriff’s Office identifies woman in 1990 cold case murder September 28th, 2023HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The Orange County Sheriff’s Office identified an unknown woman decades after her murder in 1990.Using new technology and forensic...

Backed logged rape kits – What are you doing with them?

Verify: How often does evidence from rape kits lead to criminal charges? August 18th, 2023CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sexual assault evidence collection kits are used to recover DNA from a victim after an assault in the hopes it will lead to an arrest. But how often does this...

Former Enfield officer indicted on 58 child pornography counts

The indictments showed multiple instances of drugs and evidence in the form of cash and coins — more than $12,000 — being taken from the Enfield Police Department’s evidence room. September 14, 2022A former Enfield police officer already facing charges...

Charlotte police arrest group of bicyclists, charge them with reckless driving after assault

More Bikes July 28, 2022Charlotte, N.C. — A group of bicyclists were charged with reckless driving last Thursday by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.Police said an assault committed earlier by one of the cyclists in uptown Charlotte led them to the bicycle...

MCDONALD: Poor police work in North Carolina is letting rapists go free

The chain of custody is one of the first elements a good defense attorney will scrutinize. If he or she can prove a break in the chain of custody, the evidence is not admissible at trial July 18, 2022There is a sexual assault taking place right now. Every 68 seconds,...

Former Police Chief Faked Death to Evade Charges, Officials Say

Last spring, Mr. Spivey was charged with more than 70 felonies, including stealing or destroying evidence, embezzlement and opioid trafficking, stemming from his time as the police chief in Chadbourn Mach 1, 2022William Anthony Spivey, who resigned last year as the...