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.
Forensics: How a glamorous crime scene pathologist broke the mould as her painstaking work illuminated some of Scotland’s most notorious murders
How glamorous crime scene pathologist broke the mould as her painstaking work illuminated some of Scotland’s most notorious murders – The Sunday Post
— Read on www.sundaypost.com/fp/high-heels-at-a-crime-scene-that-was-who-i-was-and-that-was-how-i-was-going-to-dress-people-could-like-it-or-lump-it-but-i-was-quite-happy/amp/
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Forensics: Overzealous profanity filter bans paleontologists from talking about bones
Its about time. Those paleos are kinky.
A virtual conference was thrown into confusion when the platform hosting the event came with a pre-packaged ‘naughty word’ censor
— Read on www.theguardian.com/science/2020/oct/16/profanity-filter-bones-paleontologists-conference
Forensics: California GOP still cheating and defends use of unofficial ballot boxes
Voter suppression masked as “helping” citizens vote. Ive seen that in MS in the 60s. As in Jim Crow “laws” and recent statements by LGraham allowing only “conservative blacks” can stay in his broken down state.
In recent weeks, gray metal containers labeled as ballot drop boxes have been placed at various locations — including gun shops, shooting ranges, churches and Republican Party offices — across in several California counties.
— Read on www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-10-13/california-gop-defends-unofficial-ballot-boxes
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Forensics: Genetic phenotyping takes another hit. Man in sketch doesn’t look like suspect in killing of Sherry Black | KUTV
The commercial software and gene-reading developer says otherwise. What a joke.
HTwenty-nine-year-old Adam Durborrow, the man arrested on suspicion of killing South Salt Lake bookstore owner Sherry Black in 2010, bears no resemblance to a suspect sketch released three years ago. The sketch, created by a company called Parabon NanoLabs, shows a Black man. The description on the sketch says his ancestry is African-American. Durborrow, according to his booking information, is Asian.
— Read on kutv.com/news/local/man-in-sketch-doesnt-look-like-suspect-in-killing-of-sherry-black
Forensics meets Anthropology: Genetic correlations in the rhesus macaque dentition
My idiot bitemarker (ex)colleagues taught me that all teeth were unique and independent from each other. Whatta joke.
Genetic correlations in the rhesus macaque dentition – ScienceDirect
— Read on www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0047248420301342
Forensics: Rebellious Scientists in ME’s office raise DNA police concerns – New York Daily News
Police in NYC collect DNA from citizens, the ME runs the DNA lab. This battle is ongoing. Over 30K samples exist in their database.
An anonymous group of forensic scientists in the city Medical Examiner’s office fired off an email to the City Council in hope of curbing the NYPD’s practice of collecting DNA from people not charged with crimes.
— Read on www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-dna-scientists-nypd-collection-methods-20201012-zcdwnqxzjnat7h6vwws6rih5yi-story.html
Forensics: US crime: Violation of state law’: Legal experts blast California GOP’s ‘fake’ voter ballot dropoff boxes
A new twist in the US election system and its a crime. See how this turns out. Many states are involved in this GOP trickery.
Unofficial voter ballot drop boxes are appearing all over the state of California, and legal…
— Read on www.rawstory.com/2020/10/violation-of-state-law-legal-experts-blast-california-gops-fake-voter-ballot-dropoff-boxes/amp/
Forensics: Rapid DNA supplanting dental IDs in cases like this. KBI identifies remains found in southeast Kansas as missing 19-y –
Our last large fatality incident in Santa Barbara used 100% DNA analyzed at a mobile onsite lab for IDs of over 30 burn victims. It is a new world for odonts. Cases w/out any leads still are mandated for dental IDs in California.
The skeletal remains of a man found in southeastern Kansas have been identified as a missing 19-year-old.
— Read on www.kten.com/story/42747123/kbi-identifies-remains-found-in-southeast-kansas-as-missing-19yearold-man
Forensics: New experts named for lawsuit challenging school mask rules
You gotta take a look at the Plantiffs esteemed experts. The first guy believes in herd immunity. The other says mask-wearing causes tooth decay. Fascinating stuff, these experts.
New experts named for lawsuit challenging school mask rules
— Read on www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/10/08/new-experts-named-for-lawsuit-challenging_ap.html
