The scientists who pitched in on the search for Kristin Smart’s body and say they found evidence of human decomposition near Susan Flores’ yard used the same method to help investigators on a double ...

When people die, Cheryl Johnston’s work begins. A forensic anthropologist at Western Carolina University, Johnston oversees one of our nation’s six human decomposition facilities. On a mountain slope ...

What truly happens to the human body after death? From the first minutes to long-term decomposition, we explore the biological journey of the body shedding light on a natural process that’s both ...

"They had been there for an extended period of time," police said. Human remains that had been decomposing “for an extended period of time” have been discovered just off of a public hiking trail in ...

Cape Town has consistently been one of the metropolitan regions in South Africa with the highest murder rates. It has more than double the national average, and is currently ranked second overall and ...