2005 News Articles

Current articles

Date Title / Publication
Dec 31, 2005 D.C. Plagued By Backlog In Autopsy Reports
Washington Post
Dec 30, 2005 New fingerprint technology
TWTV-TV
Dec 29, 2005 Eye on Forensic Microscopy
R&D Magazine
Dec 27, 2005 Push to solve cold cases has benefits — and costs
USA Today
Dec 26, 2005 Crime Lab Not What's on TV
Tyler Morning Telegraph
Dec 14, 2005 Fingering suspects
The Arizona Republic
Dec 13, 2005 New York approves governor's plan to expand DNA databank
Associated Press
Dec 11, 2005 The Cold, Hard Facts
The Daily Reflector
Dec 11, 2005 Katrina deaths lead to real-life 'CSI'
USA Today
Dec 11, 2005 CSI's not made for TV
The Journal Gazette
Dec 10, 2005 Millbrook Family Seeks Solution for Forensic Lab Backlog (AL)
WSFA 12
Dec 8, 2005 Metro Crime Lab Delays
KLAS-TV
Dec 6, 2005 Lab confirms Beethoven died from lead poisoning
Chicago Tribune
Dec 6, 2005 Three months later, DNA tests to start on Katrina bodies
CNN
Dec 5, 2005 UB to get modern forensic science lab
Baltimore Sun
Dec 5, 2005 Real Life CSI for Technicians
Gilroy Dispatch
Dec 5, 2005 Morgue Mystery, Identifying corpses can be elusive
Phildelphia News
Dec 4, 2005 Senators tout money for meth battle, crime lab
Southwest Missourian
Dec 2, 2005 Crime lab nets $600K from Congress
San Mateo Daily Journal
Nov 29, 2005 Crime lab backlog means wait for prosecution and defense
WBIR Knoxville, Tenn.
Nov 29, 2005 The CSI effect
Fauquier Times-Democrat (VA)
Nov 28, 2005 Hurricane Katrina doubles crime lab workloads
Meridian Star (MS)
Nov 27, 2005 DNA just one piece of puzzle
Appleton Post-Crescent
Nov 26, 2005 Murder trials rise in Suffolk (MA)
The Boston Globe
Nov 24, 2005 Man sentenced to 4 years for attacking woman
San Diego Union-Tribune
Nov 24, 2005 Montgomery Police Investigate Double Murders on Thanksgiving for Second Year
WSFA
Nov 21, 2005 Fingerprint system gives police a lift
News Tribune of North Central Illinois
Nov 10, 2005 Officials regroup after tax falls through
Springfield News-Leader
Nov, 2005 Mexican Web site lends help to coroner
The Daily Bulletin
Nov, 2005 Year-old slaying case stalled in Alabama - Backlogs
Montgomery Advertiser
Nov 7, 2005 DNA matches win few convictions in Virginia
USA Today
Nov 5, 2005 More scientists are helping to test mountains of evidence
The Tribune, Jackson County, Indiana
Nov 2, 2005 Prime-time perp school
Macleans
Nov 2, 2005 FBI Laboratory Partners with 4 Regional Crime Laboratories to Increase DNA Capabilities
States News Service
Oct 31, 2005 Death 'not a simple thing' to determine
Rome News-Tribune
Oct 23, 2005 Inside the local CSI
Gainesville Times
Oct 22, 2005 State Crime Lab gains national accreditation
The Missoulian
Oct 21, 2005 The Morning Read: Money, she wrote
Orange County Register
Oct 21, 2005 What's the solution? It's no mystery - money
Orange County Register
Oct 20, 2005 Crime scene investigator named officer of the year
Northwest Arkansas Times
Oct 20, 2005 APD gets grant to solve cold cases
KVUE News
Oct 19, 2005 Mold found on lab's DNA evidence
The Journal Gazette (Indiana)
Oct 16, 2005 Crime Scene Analyst / CSI: Kentucky
Unlike the TV version, forensics is tedious work

The Courier Journal
Oct 16, 2005 Setting record straight on forensics
San Diego Tribune
Oct 16, 2005 Police and juries ponder the "CSI effect"
Allegheny Times
Oct 16, 2005 Setting record straight on forensics
San Diego Union-Tribune
Oct 14, 2005 The investigators: TV doesn't get it all right
Journal-Gazette, Times Courier (IL)
Oct 14, 2005 Goodbye, makeshift crime lab; welcome, high-tech equipment
The Dallas Morning News
Oct 11, 2005 Crime lab gets needed funding
Asheville Citizen-Times
Oct 11, 2005 Putting 'The CSI Effect' under the microscope
The Tufts Daily
Oct 8, 2005 Forensics experts pitch plan to help county in event of catastrophe with mass casualties
Lancaster Newspaper
Oct 7, 2005 It's CSI... Bennington
Bennington Banner
Oct 6, 2005 Local CSIs swamped
Tucson Citizen
Oct 5, 2005 With DNA, arm of the law has a long new reach
Philadelphia Inquirer
Oct 2, 2005 Heating up cold cases
Pittsburg Tribune-Review
Oct 2, 2005 New fingerprint technology is more than skin deep
Scripps Howard News Service
Oct 1, 2005 Worker's rooftop find helps crack murder case
St. Cloud Times
Sep 30, 2005 CSI wildlife: Finding crime clues in forensics
Juneau Empire
Sep 28, 2005 Medical examiner running out of room
WFAA-TV
Sep 27, 2005 Man arrested 30 years after murder pleads guilty, is sentenced
Associated Press
Sep 27, 2005 Three arrested after fingerprint found on Katrina relief jars
Associated Press
Sep 25, 2005 Prosecutors see 'CSI effect' in white-collar cases
Reuters
Sep 21, 2005 Staffing insufficient to meet demands
Honolulu Advertiser
Sep 20, 2005 Crime labs need money
Mobile Register
Sep 19, 2005 Orange County could get medical examiner
Times Herald-Record
Sep 19, 2005 Forensic services to get mobile labs
Business Gazette
Sep 18, 2005 Finger points to crime
New york Daily News
Sep 14, 2005 DNA Database to be set-up
Knight Ridder Washington Bureau
Sep 14, 2005 High number of autopsies leads to budget overrun
The Flint Journal
Sep 13, 2005 Louisiana Hires Contractor to Help Recover Bodies
Bloomberg.com
Sep 13, 2005 Vancouver crime lab has 'real' appeal
The Oregonian
Sep 12, 2005 Grim signs of Katrina's staggering toll
CNN
Sep 12, 2005 New Orleans Shows Signs of Life Amid Ruin
The New York Times
Sep 12, 2005 Forensics labs feel the strain
Anniston Star
Sep 12, 2005 'CSI Effect' To Be Discussed At Law, Science Conference
The Tampa Tribune
Sep 9, 2005 Federal forensics grant could help solve local crimes
Opelika-Auburn News
Sep 6, 2005 Coroner Faces Grim Job of Identifying Neighbors
Washington Post
Sep 6, 2005 In Small Town, Huge Morgue Takes Shape
The New York Times
Sep 4, 2005 'CSI' making impact in courts
Peoria Journal Star
Sep 4, 2005 Peoria's crime scene unit dealing with reality
Peoria Journal Star
Aug 29, 2005 Crime lab more realistic than TV
The Enquirer (Battle Creek, MI)
Aug 27, 2005 DNA data stored in national system
The Times Reporter
Aug 27, 2005 Army lab launches probe of DNA tests
The Seattle Times
Aug 27, 2005 Realities of forensic science: Machines can't do it all
Rapid City Journal
Aug 25, 2005 'CSI' swaying juries
San Bernardino County Sun
Aug 25, 2005 Officials hail new crime lab
Boston Globe
Aug 24, 2005 Justice, FBI to spur information sharing
Government Computer News
Aug 23, 2005 Young researcher makes his mark
Montreal Gazette
Aug 21, 2005 Forensic artist has a nose for facial reconstruction work
Inside Bay Area
Aug 21, 2005 Alaska's crime lab must expand to meet state's needs
Fairbanks Daily News Miner
Aug 21, 2005 Iowa on forefront of making a match
WOI-TV
Aug 15, 2005 Marin County coroner identifies mystery man 30 years later
Marin Independent Journal
Aug 15, 2005 DHS to foreign visitors: Give me 10
Government Computer News
Aug 11, 2005 Digital fingerprints make the case
The Boston Globe
Aug 11, 2005 Coroner soon could be able to charge user fees
The Journal Review
Aug 11, 2005 'CSI-effect' causes concern
The Herald Journal
Aug 11, 2005 Forensic specialists want funding beyond DNA
USA Today
Aug 8, 2005 Software tracks clues from crime scenes
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Aug 8, 2005 "CSI" Science Eluding Real-Life Crime Labs, Study Finds
National Geographic News
Aug 8, 2005 Medical examiner to return to Genesee County
WJRT-TV
Aug 6, 2005 State Crime Lab works from behind
Wisconsin State Journal
Jul 28, 2005 MY TURN | Sen. Jeff Sessions: Behind the legislation for DNA testing
Tuscaloosa News
Jul 26, 2005 Construction of crime lab begins after year's delay
The Arizona Republic
Jul 23, 2005 Crime lab leaving Kelso for Vancouver -- Regional forensic lab moving into spacious digs
The Daily News
Jul 21, 2005 Autopsies up, coroner says
The Journal Net
Jul 15, 2005 Undue influence
The News-Sentinel
Jul 11, 2005 TBI's forensic backlog means delays in East Tenn. cases
WATE-TV, Knoxville, TN
Jul 11, 2005 Forensics backlog keeps families from settling estates
Ledger-Enquirer
Jul 5, 2005 Crime lab backlog is gone, and more DNA matches are made
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Jul 4, 2005 A DAY IN THE LIFE: Meet the crime scene investigator for Bentonville PD
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Jun 28, 2005 New WSP Crime Lab
KXLY
Jun 22, 2005 'CSI effect' real, but not realistic
Dallas Morning News
Jun 18, 2005 'The CSI effect' on real juries
Wisconsin State Journal
May 31, 2005 State crime lab has great equipment but is short on funds, forensic scientists
Great Falls Tribune
May 31, 2005 ‘CSI’ effect causing crime lab backlog
New Haven Register
May 29, 2005 Med examiners office swamped with autopsies
The Herald Sun (North Carolina)
May 24, 2005 CSI in Northeast Georgia: Part II
WNEG NewsChannel 32
May 23, 2005 CSI in Northeast Georgia: Part I
WNEG NewsChannel 32
May 22, 2005 Defense, Prosecution Play to New 'CSI' Savvy Juries Expecting TV-Style Forensics
Washington Post
May 11, 2005 Toobin: "CSI" makes jurors more demanding
CNN
May 11, 2005 Investigators' jobs less glamorous, more personal
CNN
May 5, 2005 CSI far from real life, cops say
News Enterprise (KY)
May 3, 2005 CSI: Upper Merion
The Times Herald
May 2, 2005 Students Learn How CSI Differs From 'CSI'
Washington Post
Apr 30, 2005 Jurors tune in to TV's influence
Riverside (CA) Press-Enterprise
Apr 29, 2005 DNA testing takes years, unlike TV shows
The Daily Evergreen
Apr 26, 2005 CSI: Accidental education
Gainesville Sun
Apr 25, 2005 The CSI Effect
U.S. News & World Report
Apr 25, 2005 Crime Scene Instigation
Scientific American
Apr 20, 2005 Crime lab deals with a backlog of evidence
News-Sentinel
Apr 19, 2005 Ask Any Cop -- It's Not 'CSI'
Lowell Sun
Apr 18, 2005 CSI it isn't
Northwest Indiana Times
Apr 17, 2005 Fact and Fiction Blur With the 'CSI EFFECT'
Athens Banner-Herald
Apr 4, 2005 Crime scene workers face demanding duty
The Macomb Daily
Mar 23, 2005 Florence Nightingale meets Sherlock Holmes
Metro Times / Detroit's Weekly Alternative
Mar 21, 2005 “The CSI Effect”
CBS News
Mar 21, 2005 “The CSI Effect”
CBS Morning News
Mar 20, 2005 Forensic pathologist Dr. Richard Mason’s body of work spans more than 25 years
Santa Cruz Sentinel
Mar 20, 2005 Crime scene investigators: Who are they?
Los Angeles Daily News
Feb 21, 2005 'CSI Effect' Vexes Real Sleuths
Washington Post
Aug 5, 2004 ‘CSI effect’ has juries wanting more evidence
USA Today
  Is CSI For Real?
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