Monthly Archives: July 2013

More on the Hair Analysis Caper: The FBI pulls back from admitting fault

Posted on July 30, 2013 by csidds

My previous blog on this subject of the joint effort by the FBI, the US Department of Justice (it agrees tolling of statute of limitations on case reviews) and the Innocence Project on hair matching cases contains some interesting politically … Continue reading →

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FBI Admits to Forensic Review in Over 2000 Cases

Posted on July 23, 2013 by csidds

In its continuing saga of systemic identification forensic failures, the FBI promises to join forces with the Innocence Project and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers to uncover criminal convictions that used the FBI’s brand of hair analysis which … Continue reading →

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Ex-prosecutor gets a suspension for “actions that took the criminal justice system to the abyss”

Posted on July 8, 2013 by csidds

Let’s just say that the bromance between prosecutors who lie and the justice system rendering oversight to their misdeeds is as strong as ever. A Oklahoma man convicted of murder and placed on death row was later released based on … Continue reading →

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Exonerations of defendants accused by bitemark dentists grows to two dozen

Posted on July 8, 2013 by csidds

The passage of time has dealt the remaining believers in bite mark identification a serious blow. When the Innocence Project (IP) published this wrongful list posted here, the numbers were rather few, considering the popularity of the method of using … Continue reading →

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Bite mark expert defends his methods as good for the court system without scientific validation

Posted on July 1, 2013 by csidds

Use this as a counter-point to the recent Associated Press investigation on the failure of bite mark comparisons as a reliable forensic science. Over at the Bite Marks Evidence blog, David Averill posts this incredible video used in a 2011 … Continue reading →

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