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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: Court order ignored. US Attorney for Northern District of Illinois Andrew Boutros appears in court over handling of case involving Venezuelan gang
U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois Andrew Boutros appeared in federal court over the handling of a case involving a Venezuelan gang.
— Read on abc7chicago.com/post/us-attorney-andrew-boutros-court-thursday-handling-case/19474282/
Forensics: Cops lie in court. Pay $9M to Man Who Spent 17 Years in Prison After Being Wrongfully Convicted, City Lawyers Recommend | Chicago News
Wrongful convictions have long been the most expensive kind of police misconduct in Chicago, costing taxpayers $131.5 million in the first six months of 2026, according to an analysis of city data by WTTW News.
— Read on news.wttw.com/2026/07/09/pay-9m-man-who-spent-17-years-prison-after-being-wrongfully-convicted-city-lawyers
Forensics: Total junk. Bite marks ID gator that killed woman swimming in Florida river
Police now can “match” gator teeth?
The victim, Brittany Clark of Orlando, was hiking with her boyfriend and friends near the Barr Street Trailhead in the Little Big Econ State Forest
— Read on www.wesh.com/article/bite-marks-id-gator-fatally-mauled-woman-swimming-florida-river/71834594
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Forensics: Defense attacking biology. Alex Murdaugh seeking DNA dream team behind Kohberger case to help rewrite murder trial
Othram, lab used to identify Kohberger and solve Lady of the Dunes cold case, could now test DNA in Murdaugh trial.
— Read on nypost.com/2026/07/05/us-news/alex-murdaugh-seeking-dna-dream-team-behind-kohberger-case-to-help-rewrite-murder-trial/
Obstinate District Attorney II: Investigating how District Attorneys reprosecute vacated convictions
Prosecutors are pleased with convictions. Defendants appeal. Sometimes defendants win. Then the prosecution re-prosecutes. Double jeopardy? Nope. …
Obstinate District Attorney II: Investigating how District Attorneys reprosecute vacated convictions
Forensics: Louisiana death row prisoner freed after bite mark evidence deemed ‘scientifically indefensible’
Justice Cade Cole wrote on behalf of the seven-member court that new evidence presented by Duncan’s legal team left no doubt that his conviction should be overturned.
— Read on lailluminator.com/2026/06/30/louisiana-bite-mark/
Forensics: 7 DA refusals in one case. New Michigan bills would make it easier to overturn wrongful convictions
House Bill 6092 is sponsored by Representative Kara Hope (D-Holt) and co-sponsored by 16 state representatives. Senate Bill 1035 is sponsored by Senator Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) and co-sponsored by four state senators.
— Read on www.wilx.com/2026/06/26/new-michigan-bills-would-make-it-easier-overturn-wrongful-convictions/
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Forensics: JonBenet Ramsey’s Dad Weighs In on DNA Testing After Yvonne Woods Pleads Guilty to Manipulating Data
JonBenét Ramsey’s loved ones are still looking for answers nearly 30 years after she was murdered in her family’s home in Boulder, Colorado, in December 1996. As the case still remains unsolved, Ramse…
— Read on www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/jonbenet-ramsey-dad-weighs-dna-182040970.html
Posted in AAFS, Crime, Crime lab scandal, criminal justice, DNA profiling, US Crime labs
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Forensics: Judge Says Crime Lab ‘Recklessly’ Violated Court Order In Murder Trial Of Accused Romeo Nance Accomplice
A Will County Judge on Wednesday ruled Will County prosecutors had ignored her order for an expert to be present for DNA testing.
— Read on patch.com/illinois/joliet/judge-says-crime-lab-recklessly-violated-court-order-murder-trial-accused-romeo
Forensics: Bodycam video of LAPD fatally shooting dog named Jameson
Two LAPD officers responded to the scene after reports of screaming; a large Saint Bernard doodle exited the home and ran toward an officer, who then fired shots
— Read on www.police1.com/body-camera/bwc-released-in-fatal-ois-of-pet-dog-who-approached-lapd-officer-during-wellness-check
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