MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — Since 1998, West Virginia University forensic students have been learning crime scene investigation techniques, but recent semesters have introduced opportunities to work on real-life murder cases that have remained mysteries for years.

"It really bridges the gap between education and an actual occupational job," senior forensics student at WVU, Lauren Baca, said.

The WVU Unsolved Cases Project allows students to work on cases that have been unsolved for decades, providing them with real-world criminal justice experience.

"The goal from the time of inception with this has never been to solve a case," WVU assistant teaching professor and project research coordinator Tiffany Edwards said. "It has been to digitize the case, to make it more user-friendly for newer

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