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FNSSI Executive Director Interviewed by CNN

Kathy Corrado portrait.

Posted on: July 11, 2023

Kathleen Corrado, executive director of the Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute in the College of Arts and Sciences, joined CNN to discuss the investigation process into drugs found in the White House. The powdery substance, which turned out to be cocaine, caused a brief shutdown after it was discovered by the Secret Service. Corrado talked about some of the challenges associated with collecting fingerprint and DNA evidence on small samples such as the one found in the White House.