“Some of the worst miscarriages of justice in British legal history have come from cases in which the forensic science was later shown to have been grossly misleading.”

Media Hype

Typical second-hand and incorrect quotation regarding a Science article on microbial profiling from public hair developed by Murdock University in Australia. The author at this link doesn’t have the time or interest to state what Max Houck’s (in Science) full consideration of the limitations from this initial publication of the researchers. Seems like the media has a need for introducing “silver bullet” findings of “incredible proportions” when anything on “forensic science” shows up.

Junk Forensic Science : An opine on “how to get rid of it.” Bon chance on that.

Junk Forensic Science : From the Psychology department about detecting “lies.”

Wrongful Convictions: One of six from Nebraska gets money for 1985 erroneous conviction. She is homeless.  DA argued against compensation.