SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Scott Peterson is back in the news. Peterson was convicted in 2004 of killing his wife Laci and their unborn child. A motion was filed Tuesday to allow special DNA testing of ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — A single drop of blood on a broken window could soon lead to answers much faster in the Lowcountry. State and local leaders celebrated the opening of the new Tri-County ...

Kati Weis is a Murrow Award-winning reporter for CBS News based in New Orleans, covering the Southeast. She previously worked as an investigative reporter at CBS News Colorado in their Denver newsroom ...

The Gilgo Beach murder case is moving toward a trial, but two defense requests are slowing things down. Rex Heuermann's attorneys are asking for more time as they challenge something called nuclear ...

Crime documentaries and courtroom dramas offer only a glimpse into the complex world of forensic science. While DNA analysis plays a key role in identifying suspects or victims, the scope of ...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 opinion that Texas death row prisoner Ruben Gutierrez should be permitted to continue his lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state's post-conviction ...