Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences (cold-case forensic services)

The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences (IFS) is the medicolegal authority serving Houston and Harris County and provides autopsy, forensic anthropology, and DNA testing services used in identifying remains from long-unsolved cases. IFS maintains records and an unidentified remains program that law enforcement uses when investigating cold-case decedents. The institute routinely collaborates with police agencies on forensic analyses and has contributed to identifications that advanced or closed cold-case investigations.