The FBI has turned to a range of advanced forensic tools, including its NGI system, to unravel the mystery of who abducted 84 ...

GEORGIA - Last week, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Combined DNA Index System recorded its 6,000th state offender hit. CODIS contains DNA profiles from evidence collected in criminal ...

SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office made a significant breakthrough in a yearlong murder investigation that had seen little progress. Stacey Dramiga, 63, was attacked, sexually assaulted ...

COLUMBUS - Confusion around Ohio’s seven-year-old DNA collection law extends beyond collection to whether it can be removed in cases of acquittal. The answer is yes, but there are indications few ...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Some sexual assault victims could soon get justice. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation confirms they have matched 10 of the state's previously untested rape kits to profiles ...

MOULTRIE, GA (WALB) - Investigators are able to solve crimes at a much faster rate thanks to a DNA database called Codis. In Georgia, more than 3,500 cases have now been solved, some dating back ...

MISSOULA, Mont. - Right now there are 1,400 untested rape kits sitting in evidence rooms across the state of Montana, which is just a portion of the tens of thousands sitting untested around the ...

A medical examiner in Texas confirms a homicide victim also has been raped. The DNA evidence is entered into the FBI Laboratory's Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) and gets a "hit" in another state.

The 27th Annual National CODIS Conference was held virtually on November 15th – 19th, 2021. The conference includes all of the content you have come to expect from previous conferences such as: an ...