There is no better judicial micro-climate than Mississippi to study the self-contradictory and illegitimate misuse of unvalidated forensic opinions in the US. This story describes dubious forensic sciences experts and their untestable methods continuing to be used in courts. No surprise that bitemark ‘matching” (still supported by the ‘elite’ AAFS) is mentioned as a dangerous forensic method.

Read this from ‘The Watch’ by WP journalist/blogger Radley Balko.