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Spain Finds Remains of Man Swept Downriver in 2024 Floods

With debate over disaster response ongoing, DNA confirms identity of 56-year-old

(Newser) - Spanish authorities have recovered the body of a man swept away during historic floods in Valencia nearly a year ago. The 56-year-old was one of three people still unaccounted for after the region's deadliest flooding in decades, CBS News reports. DNA tests confirmed his identity after his remains were...

Pearl Harbor Sailor in 'Courts of the Missing' Is Identified

DNA testing, other forensic advances finally link Edward D. Bowden to USS California tragedy

(Newser) - The remains of Edward D. Bowden , a Navy fireman who died in the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, have been identified more than eight decades after the tragedy, military officials announced on Tuesday. Bowden, 29, was serving aboard the USS California when Japanese forces struck, sinking the ship and...

6 Decades Later, Remains of Antarctic Scientist Found

Dennis Bell fell into a crevasse in 1959

(Newser) - More than six decades after a young British researcher vanished into an Antarctic crevasse, his remains have been found. A receding glacier led to the discovery of Dennis "Tink" Bell, who was 25 when he died in 1959, reports CBS News . Bell had been working as a meteorologist...

Former DNA Analyst Faces More Than 100 Charges

Yvonne Woods accused of tampering with data at Colorado Bureau of Investigation

(Newser) - A former Colorado Bureau of Investigation DNA scientist appeared in court Thursday to face criminal charges over data tampering that authorities said raises questions about the validity of more than 500 cases. Problems with the scientist's work were found in cases involving homicide, sexual assault, robbery, and other crimes,...

Franklin Expedition Captain Was Eaten by the Crew
Franklin Expedition Captain
Was Eaten by the Crew
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Sep 25, 2024 11:35 AM CDT

Franklin Expedition Captain Was Eaten by the Crew

Jawbone traced to James Fitzjames shows cut marks indicating cannibalism

(Newser) - James Fitzjames, captain of the HMS Erebus, penned the last known message from Sir John Franklin's doomed expedition to the Northwest Passage. The June 1847 note told of the polar explorer's death, bringing the number of dead to 24. The remaining 105 sailors—forced to abandon Franklin's...

Niagara Falls Victim's Body Was Found 140 Miles Away

Vincent Stack's remains likely drifted for 16 months

(Newser) - Remains found on the shores of Lake Ontario 32 years ago have now been identified as those of a New York man who's believed to have gone over Niagara Falls. CBS News reports the "badly decomposed and mostly skeletal" remains were found some 140 miles from the falls...

Report: 'Star' DNA Scientist Manipulated Evidence

Colorado probe into work of Yvonne 'Missy' Woods says her manipulation affected at least 652 cases

(Newser) - An esteemed analyst known as "Colorado's star DNA scientist" purposely manipulated evidence for years, involving hundreds (if not more) of the cases she worked on and putting the spotlight on her entire career, according to an investigation. According to a report released Friday by the Colorado Bureau of...

Irish Bones May Settle 'Archaeological Controversy'

What researchers learned from 4 sets of remains

(Newser) - It's a "long-standing archaeological controversy": whether the Irish shifted from hunter-gatherers to farmers because of adaptation or migration. A new DNA analysis of remains from several people, dating back thousands of years, may settle the question—as well as provide a better sense of where the Irish came...

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