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Monthly Archives: March 2021
Forensics: Five Women Lead Renowned Forensic Anthropology Center
A powerful example of teamwork in action. A good read. Im sure Bill Bass is proud. Five Women Lead Renowned Forensic Anthropology Center – News — Read on news.utk.edu/2021/03/26/five-women-lead-nations-top-forensic-anthropology-center/
Forensics: An Elite Group Of Scientists Tried To Warn Trump Against Lockdowns In March
Unadulterated and ego-driven poseurs. What a crappy legacy for these jerks. An Elite Group Of Scientists Tried To Warn Trump Against Lockdowns In March — Read on http://www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/stephaniemlee/ioannidis-trump-white-house-coronavirus-lockdowns
Forensics: Bitemark fiasco leads to Proof of Innocence: New Arizona law opens testing national databases
While the bitemarkers argued amongst themselves abt Ray Krone’s crooked tooth, DNA AND fingerprint evidence existed that would have dismissed his case before trial. It took multiple trials, his conviction to death row, and a decade of appeals to get … Continue reading
Posted in AAFS, ABFO, Bad Forensic Science, Bite Marks, Bitemarks, CSI, forensic evidence exaggeration, forensic fraud, Forensic Science, Forensic science misconduct, junk forensic science, Ray Krone bitemark case, wrongful convictions
Tagged American Academy of Forensic Science, AMERICAN BOARD OF FORENSIC ODONTOLOGY, junk forensic science, wrongful convictions
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Forensics: Humans, Not Animals, Likely Took the COVID Virus to Wuhan, Contrary to China’s Claims
Virus seeking in China and elsewhere is unregulated. Informative article that carries the theory of human transfer to Wuhan as a reasonable possibility. China’s opacity on sharing virus info is criminal. Scientists are searching for an animal or animals that … Continue reading
Forensics: DC forensic lab under criminal investigation over firearms case
Im sure the lab claimed 100% accuracy. The D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences is under criminal investigation amid allegations that managers at the independent lab pressured analysts to change their conclusions, and then potentially misrepresented findings to its accrediting body, … Continue reading
Forensics: The US needs one of these. Is the UK’s Forensic Regulator role fit for purpose?
If the US had a national regulation of forensic methods and practices, its first target would be getting rid of the self-certifying bitemark board zealots who lied about having “science” to these national committees of real scientists: Two Congressional hearings … Continue reading
Forensics: The AR-15 Is Different: What I Learned Treating Victims
A military weapon has become “America’s favorite gun.” It started in 2008. Scared white guys fearing Barack Obama. They weren’t the first mass-shooting victims the Florida radiologist saw—but their wounds were radically different. — Read on http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/what-i-saw-treating-the-victims-from-parkland-should-change-the-debate-on-guns/553937/
Forensics: Medical testing fraud. SF poop-testing startup, once compared to Theranos, charged in $60M fraud scheme
Im sure there are similar frauds in startup covid testing “entrepreneurs.” Start with Florida. A married pair of San Francisco entrepreneurs were indicted Thursday on multiple federal… — Read on http://www.sfgate.com/news/editorspicks/article/ubiome-richman-apte-sec-filing-charges-fraud-16042042.php
Forensics: Gaffe? Let’s get real. NYC’s 5 DA offices wound up with recordings of confidential jailhouse calls.
These reporters are so naive. A massive gaffe that led to the wrongful recording of hundreds of confidential jailhouse calls between New York City inmates and their legal advisers spread well beyond the Bronx and Brooklyn — and dates back … Continue reading
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Tagged prosecutorial misconduct
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Forensics: Talk abt expert disagreement. Roberson evidentiary hearing ends
The DA path people claim multiple head injuries on dead child. Defense experts claim 3 foot fall. Is this science? The evidentiary hearing in the death penalty case of Robert Leslie Roberson III came to a close Wednesday, March 17 … Continue reading
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