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