Monthly Archives: November 2019

Planned Texas execution under unprecedented US and international scrutiny. This article says why.

Posted on November 9, 2019 by

https://theintercept.com/2019/11/08/rodney-reed-death-row-texas/

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Forensics: Dundee and Glasgow take a look at the bitemarkers

Posted on November 6, 2019 by

Let’s see if prosecutors and the judiciary get the gumption and honesty to see this as the death knell for bitemark flim flam. Congrats to the Scots and Open Access publishing! https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00414-019-02163-5

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#Forensics: Cop DUI machines busted. 

Posted on November 3, 2019 by

…..and the police want to do their DNA rapid and inhouse. Yikes.  https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/03/business/drunk-driving-breathalyzer.html

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#Forensics: Despite cops now using FRT, Government should recommend moratorium on use of facial recognition in Scotland, say academics.

Posted on November 2, 2019 by

https://www.scotsman.com/news/government-should-recommend-moratorium-on-use-of-facial-recognition-in-scotland-academics-say-1-5038321

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#Forensics: read the difference between hanging vs strangulation. Special focus on the hyoid bone, cartilage, and vertebral fractures.

Posted on November 1, 2019 by

By Judy Melinek MD One might infer from this lit review, that the Epstein family’s medical expert has gone WAY OUT on a limb. https://www.medpagetoday.com/blogs/working-stiff/83087

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