Math and Physics of the Everyday

In this video, Colin McLaren, a former detective and crime solver, shares his passion for digging for details and getting things right. He emphasizes the importance of thorough research and going beyond surface-level information to...

Learn the basics about Spectrometry. What is spectometry and its use? Find out more in this video!

The Mathematics Used to Solve Crime

NIST Fellow and DNA expert John Butler describes his work in DNA forensic science, how NIST standards enable accurate DNA measurements to be made, how NIST methods helped ID victims of 9/11, how he got interested in forensics, and how...

An area that’s captured the public imagination from tv shows like Mindhunter and Criminal Minds is criminal profiling. But what’s the reality behind the hype? What is criminal profiling? What do profilers do? Does profiling work? In this...

There’s a common movie trope of an actor wiping their fingerprints off a gun. It seems like a simple wipe with a cloth eliminates any trace of a criminal’s guilt, but that isn’t actually the case! Scientists have developed a method that...

A Victorian police detective describes Sir Robert Peel's Metropolitan Police Force.  The video covers what it took to be a police officer and how the force improved over the years with the introduction of police detectives

CREDITS Animation & Design: Waldi Apollis Narration: Dale Bennett Script: Bethan Parry & Helen Stamp What is DNA fingerprinting or DNA profiling? Leicester University geneticist Alec Jeffreys developed a technique called DNA...

In this video, you'll learn a wide range of marvelous careers in the world of Biology, you might be surprised on what you see!

Miguel Batiz was killed on Oct. 22. While he was alive, a neighbor reported several incidents where she heard violent fighting upstairs.

UK Train Stabbing: A mass stabbing occurred on a London North Eastern Railway (LNER) train traveling from Doncaster to London King's Cross on November 1, 2025. The attack began shortly after departing Peterborough station in...

It was supposed to be the 'perfect murder' - a crime so well-planned that even the investigators would believe it was an accident. A forensic science student, armed with academic knowledge and an obsession with crime web series, murdered...

Jon Leiberman reports on the OJ Simpson trial and his eventual conviction. (Scripps News)

Gardai forensic officers at the scene in the Heathfield estate in the Cappagh area of Finglas, after the bodies of a young girl and a man were found by Gardai in Dublin.

In court Thursday, the prosecution presented 16 pieces of evidence and two witnesses to try to convince the jury that Martinez is the right suspect beyond a reasonable doubt - a standard repeatedly emphasized by the judge.

CBC explains how police finally determined beyond all doubt who killed 16-year-old Montrealer Sharron Prior in 1975 despite no new evidence being brought to their attention.

Police say officers responded to a 911 call reporting a woman had been stabbed at 55 W. White St. at 5:26 p.m.

Police say it happened just after 4 p.m. on the corner of Overing Street and Tratman Avenue.

With an injunction in place to stop gatherings at a busy Mississauga plaza, CBC’s Dale Manucdoc spoke to owners about why businesses are now feeling the sting.

Officials say the man was found with multiple stab wounds to his torso.

The LIRR says crews are working to make necessary repairs to the track and roadbed following flooding at multiple locations across the branch.

Karen Fraser, the owner of the home tied to alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur, spoke to CBC News about her experience with the investigation.

The Toronto van attack's crime scene spans more than ten major city blocks, the sheer size of which will present challenges for investigators. Extra help has been brought in to analyze the span of Yonge Street as police try to make a...