Forensics Canada: Bitemarkers run amok; Courts and DAs prefer case precedence over science.

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This is a 50 page UBC Law Review narrative on the inadequacies of courts to recognize junk “forensic” experts. Battling Canadian bitemarkers leave a trail of exaggerated claims and criminal case law that is blind to scientific principles.

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Forensics: Case originally ignored. Eureka cold case solved, homicide victim identified after 25 years

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— Read on krcrtv.com/news/local/eureka-cold-case-solved-homicide-victim-identified-after-25-years

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Forensics ID: Dental evidence included in this process. Forensic Anthropology Lab helps authorities identify skeletal remains

Forensic Anthropology Lab helps authorities identify skeletal remains – Fresno State News
— Read on www.fresnostatenews.com/2023/06/06/forensic-anthropology-lab-helps-authorities-identify-skeletal-remains/

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Forensic images: New research provides fresh evidence this really is a photo of Mormon founder Joseph Smith

New research provides new evidence that a recently discovered daguerreotype really does depict Mormon founder Joseph Smith.
— Read on www.sltrib.com/religion/2023/06/08/new-forensic-research-provides/

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Anthropology at work. Forensic tools restore identity to the unknown dead. – YouTube

Forensic scientists from NC State have teamed up with state investigators in the hope of identifying skeletal remains and restoring the identities of unknown individuals in North Carolina. After studying the bones and creating biological profiles, they turn to DNA info to compile genetic profiles.

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Forensics: #NamUS case. Genealogical Genetics. After 37 years, Claiborne County John Doe is identified

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) Partners with Othram to Identify Claiborne County John Doe
— Read on dnasolves.com/articles/jerry-harrison-tennessee/

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Forensics: #NamUS case. Skull Fragment Found by Fisherman Belongs to Homicide Victim, Coroner Says

Four people have been convicted in connection with Bret Snow’s murder.
— Read on www.newsweek.com/skull-fragment-found-fisherman-belongs-homicide-victim-bret-snow-1805072

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Forensics: Australia needs a dedicated body for wrongful convictions

Professor David Hamer and Dr Andrew Dyer from Sydney Law School explain why Kathleen Folbigg’s pardon points to the need for a Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) in Australia.
— Read on www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/06/06/australia-needs-a-dedicated-body-for-wrongful-convictions.html

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Forensics: Fake forensic scientist exposed as a sex predator is deemed too dangerous for jail release

EXCLUSIVE One of Britain’s most notorious conmen, who tricked judges into believing he was a respected forensic detective has been ruled still too dangerous to be released.
— Read on www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12152473/Fake-forensic-scientist-exposed-sex-predator-deemed-dangerous-jail-release.html

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Forensics: Persistence of Touch DNA for Analysis | National Institute of Justice

Since the first use of DNA evidence in a criminal case in 1986 [1], forensic scientists have considered biological material (such as hair, skin, and bodily fluids) to be relatively reliable physical evidence.   Straight from the Researcher’s Mouth Listen as the researchers discuss their work in the webinar, “Stability and Persistence of Touch DNA for Forensic Analysis
— Read on nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/persistence-touch-dna-analysis

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Forensics: Cop masqueraded as teenager. Texas school superintendent arrested on sex charges.

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