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Monthly Archives: November 2020
Forensics: Alabama drug test lab owner sent to prison for forging test results, costing parents custody of children
Beyond horrendous. The owner of an Alabama testing lab was sentenced to prison last week for falsifying drug test results that prosecutors say cost multiple parents custody of their children. — Read on http://www.foxnews.com/us/alabama-drug-test-lab-owner-sent-to-prison-for-forging-test-results-costing-parents-custody-of-their-children.amp
Forensic Fraud: Shawn Parcells, banned from doing autopsies, charged with fraud
Made $1,200,000 on this scam. Shawn Parcells, a Leawood man banned from performing autopsies in Kansas was indicted Wednesday in Federal court for Kansas for fraud. — Read on amp.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article247274359.html
Posted in AAFS, Bad Forensic Science, CSI, forensic fraud, forensic science misconduct
Tagged fake doctor
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Forensics: “Snake oil” cures proliferate: Ben Carson says he used unproven COVID-19 treatment recommended by MyPillow CEO
Do not do this at home. Or anywhere. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said in a new interview that he took oleander extract, an unapproved herbal supplement that has been promoted by the CEO of MyPillow, after contracting COVID-1 … Continue reading
Forensics: Judge Tranquilli resigns ahead of misconduct trial | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Here is poor choice of behavior for someone named Tranquill. 😜 Judge Tranquilli resigns ahead of misconduct trial | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — Read on http://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2020/11/17/pittsburgh-judge-mark-tranquilli-misconduct-trial-racist-statements/stories/202011170131
Forensics: Immunological memory to SARS-CoV-2 assessed for greater than six months after infection
A small study. Covid immunity
Forensics: 20,000 cases affected! 108 More Convictions Tied to Massachusetts Chemist’s Misconduct May Be Vacated
All from one forensic lab analyst. The Suffolk County district attorney said she was seeking to remove the “huge stain on the legal system” left by Annie Dookhan, who pleaded guilty in 2013 to tampering with evidence. — Read on … Continue reading
Forensics: LWOP sentencing discrimination: Duke University Law Professor Brandon Garrett discusses a new study that shows racial bias in sentences of life without parole in NC | NC Policy Watch
Life Without Parole, Duke, Wilson Center, Brandon L. Garrett — Read on http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2020/11/16/duke-university-law-professor-brandon-garrett-2/
Forensics: Public Health: This Radio Station Became a Lifeline for Indigenous Farmworkers During COVID-19 – LX
Another example of how immigrants and green card essential workers are being abandoned during the pandemic. Viva la Raza! When COVID-19 hit the U.S., a nonprofit that serves Indigenous Mexican migrant communities in California saw that most public health information … Continue reading
Forensics: Ernie Jackson: A look into Forensic Odontology
He’s one of the good guys of the ABFO. Go Ernie!! There are only 81 Certified Forensic Odontologists in the world. Part of their job is to help investigators identify human remains using the deceased’s teeth and dental records. — … Continue reading
Posted in AAFS, ABFO, Forensic Science, human identification
Tagged Dr Ernie Jackson, Forensic Odontology
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Forensics: expert carried human heads of serial killer’s victims on flight to Glasgow from Italy – Daily Record
Ive used a cardbox box sealed with crime scene tape. Fit in the overhead nicely. Dame Professor Sue Black brought the grim packages from Verona to Glasgow after being asked to help Italian colleagues investigating a serial killer . — … Continue reading
Posted in AAFS, ABFO, forensic pathology, Forensic Science, human identification
Tagged bio anthropology, Forensic Odontology
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