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Monthly Archives: May 2022
Forensics: NamUS cold case. Marlboro Cold Case: Who Is Man Found in Drum in Ravine?
A family living on the property discovered the steel drum on April 19 and notified local police a short time later. — Read on http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/recognize-this-man-nj-releases-sketch-in-2002-steel-drum-murder-cold-case/3678973/
Posted in AAFS, human identification, missing persons
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Forensics: Forensic Genealogists closing cold cases through your family tree
Cold Cases sitting in filing cabinets for years waiting for authorities to find the final piece of the puzzle. Fox San Antonio’s Yami Virgin investigates new technology and a new kind of detective is using DNA and family trees to … Continue reading
Forensics: “Mental illness” theorist Dr. Paul McHugh’s Junk Science Fuels Religious Right’s Longtime Attack on Trans Rights
GOP & Conservative Christians Attacking Transgender Youth Across The Country Unless you’ve been taking a deep dive into the increasing attacks on transgender and gender non-conforming people, the name Paul McHugh will not likely ring any bells. Dr…. — Read … Continue reading
Forensics: Police blood pattern experts. Can Forensic Science Be Trusted?
A bloodstain expert’s testimony helped put him in prison. But can forensic science be trusted? — Read on http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/06/how-reliable-is-forensic-science/629632/
Forensics: Junk science. ‘Hurricane Gun:’ Trump Asked if China Was Launching Storms at U.S. – Rolling Stone
He watches too many super hero flicks. — Read on http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-hurricane-gun-china-world-war-1350638/
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Forensics: Genetic Genealogy. Woman arrested in deaths of newborns found in 1999, 2003, police say
A woman recently identified through DNA as the mother of both babies has been arrested in their deaths. — Read on http://www.13abc.com/2022/05/09/woman-arrested-deaths-newborns-found-1999-2003-police-say/
Posted in AAFS, DNA profiling, human identification, US Crime labs
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Forensics: NamUS case. Cellastine Wade, 18: Missing From New Jersey Since 1968
Very little is known about Cellastine Wade and there hasn’t even been an exact date given of when she vanished from New Jersey in 1968. — Read on ourblackgirls.com/2022/05/08/cellastine-wade-18-missing-from-new-jersey-since-1968/
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Forensics: Drought levels at Lake Mead. Human skeletal remains found at a Las Vegas lake one week after a body was found in a barrel
The National Park Service reported human skeletal remains discovered in Lake Mead National Recreational Area Saturday afternoon. — Read on http://www.kwqc.com/2022/05/08/human-skeletal-remains-found-las-vegas-lake-one-week-after-body-was-found-barrel/
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Forensics: Police arson opinion “divorced from science.” After multiple appeals, Claude Garrett Sees Murder by Arson Conviction Overturned
Thirty years after a fatal fire sent Garrett to prison for life, a judge vacated his conviction, opening the door to his release. — Read on theintercept.com/2022/05/07/claude-garrett-murder-arson-conviction-overturned/
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