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Forensics Canada: Bitemarkers run amok; Courts and DAs prefer case precedence over science.
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: Israeli Military Medics Are Training On Dead Americans – YouTube
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A U.S. university is selling dead bodies that were donated for scientific research and education to the U.S. Navy. And some of those bodies are being used to train Israeli military surgical teams in Los Angeles – all without the donors’ consent.
AJ+’s Dena Takruri investigates what’s been happening at the two universities involved, the University of Southern California and the University of California, San Diego, in collaboration with the student journalists who broke the story.
00:00 How some bodies donated for science have ended up in the hands of Israeli military surgeons
1:42 The anonymous doctor who found the contracts speaks out
2:30 What we know about these Israeli military trainings in Los Angeles and who participates
5:02 Dena meets the journalism students who exposed the program
5:35 Did the Israeli military’s Golani Brigade attend this training?
7:50 The families of those who donated their bodies speak out
10:03 Why some have revoked their body donations upon hearing about these revelations
11:30 What comes next?
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Forensics: Politics. Law. ‘Broadview Six’ File Motion to Recoup Legal Expenses After Botched Prosecution | Chicago
Defense attorneys filed a motion through which they will seek to recoup attorneys’ fees for the now-former defendants, days after Chicago’s U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros announced his office had dismissed all charges in the controversial case.
— Read on news.wttw.com/2026/06/02/broadview-six-file-motion-recoup-legal-expenses-after-botched-prosecution
Forensics: Illinois has 600 exonerations since 1989. Senate approves landmark Sims measure to raise compensation for exonerees
SPRINGFIELD — People who have been exonerated in Illinois would have a clearer path to financial stability and support under a landmark measure led by State Senator Elgie R. Sims, Jr. that has passed the…
— Read on www.illinoissenatedemocrats.com/caucus-news/42-senator-elgie-r-sims-jr-news/6982-senate-approves-landmark-sims-measure-to-raise-compensation-for-exonerees
Forensics: XY females. Human chimeras upend DNA forensics and fuel new organ transplant hopes
Human chimeras upend DNA forensics and fuel new organ transplant hopes Courtroom surprises and lab-grown organs reveal the hidden reach of human chimerism.
— Read on biz.chosun.com/en/en-science/2026/06/01/4ZA7LPDY3RAZFPH3XDHEI3EGYI/
Forensics: Law. Executions and ruined lives. How forensic failure in the courtroom costs lives
How forensic failure in the courtroom costs lives
— Read on thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/5897955-wrongful-convictions-junk-science/amp/
Forensics: 3 Men Exonerated After Incorrect TOD, Unreliable Witness Undermine Case
3 Men Exonerated After Incorrect TOD, Unreliable Witness Undermine Case
— Read on www.forensicmag.com/3594-All-News/625830-3-Men-Exonerated-After-Incorrect-TOD-Unreliable-Witness-Undermine-Case/
Forensics: Uncontrolled variables ignored. Experts fear hair strand tests are being misinterpreted in Family Court cases
There are growing concerns over the way hair strand tests are being interpreted in the Family Court.
— Read on www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8xw9j5dz1qo
Forensics: Law. Malicious prosecution of Abrego Garcia is dismissed. DOJ says ruling is “dangerous.”
Forensics: Bitemarks fabricated. Man who spent decades on death row awaits Louisiana Supreme Court ruling on his case
A West Monroe man who spent decades on death row is waiting for the Louisiana Supreme Court to decide the next chapter in his case after his conviction was set aside last year.
— Read on www.kplctv.com/2026/05/22/man-who-spent-decades-death-row-awaits-louisiana-supreme-court-ruling-his-case/
Forensics: Death from the WH. What I Learned About Vitamin K Deficiency From Babies’ Autopsy Reports
Babies have died after not receiving the vitamin K shot at birth. Their autopsy records underscore how preventable their deaths could have been.
— Read on www.propublica.org/article/vitamin-k-baby-autopsy-reports
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