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  1. Breakthrough in cold cases involving prostitute murders

    For the third time in the more than 30 cases where the DNA database was searched using the familial searching technique, a ...

    News item | 24-04-2017 | 10:29

  2. CEO steps down to provide scope for the NFI

    Reinout Woittiez has decided to step down as Chief Executive Officer of the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI).

    News item | 23-03-2017 | 10:44

  3. Oldest DNA match in criminal case

    In the DNA database for criminal cases, the oldest DNA match ever was found at the end of 2016. It concerns a match between a DNA ...

    News item | 28-02-2017 | 16:37

  4. Dutch police and NFI can make grab marks on clothes visible

    The Dutch police and the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) are working together to make grab marks on clothes visible. The ...

    News item | 27-02-2017 | 14:13

  5. NFI develops new method: analysis of fibre colours

    The Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) has developed a method to determine whether the colour of fibres at a crime scene ...

    News item | 20-02-2017 | 13:04

  6. Does a bullet deviate if shot through the human body?

    Do bullets deviate if they are shot through a human body, but do not hit any bones? This is a question that may be essential to ...

    News item | 06-02-2017 | 16:22

  7. Men and women move their victims in the same manner

    Men and women who move a dead body generally do this in the same manner. The only difference is that – on average – women leave ...

    News item | 29-12-2016 | 13:22

  8. The NFI provides crucial DNA evidence in solving an Australian cold case

    A 68 year old Australian was found guilty today in a court in Adelaide (Australia) of the abduction and murder of the 10 year old ...

    News item | 11-11-2016 | 12:55

  9. 10,000th international DNA match reported

    The 10,000th international DNA match was reported this week to the Public Prosecution Service and the police. A trace in the ...

    News item | 04-11-2016 | 10:10

  10. Worldwide standard for determining evidentiary value

    During the coming four years the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) and the CTIT of the University of Twente (UT) are going to ...

    News item | 27-10-2016 | 10:13