Defrosting Cold Cases

Hank Johnson was murdered more than 100 miles away from home almost two years ago and a key clue may be buried with him. His mother, Sandi Johnson will be at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery to watch what she thinks should have been done a long time ago. She believes he was buried with crucial [...]

Tags: Crime Labs, DNA, Evidence, Exhumation, Forensics, Houston, Identification, Police, Texas, Unsolved Homicide, Victim

City Council members are balking at a Houston Police Department request for $4 million to keep consultants running its troubled fingerprint comparison unit, under fire after an audit accused it of botching analysis of fingerprints in criminal cases. Read the entire story here in the Houston Chronicle.

Tags: Council, Finger Printing, Forensics, Houston, Investigations Division, Police Department, Texas