Monthly Archives: July 2022

Forenscs: #NamUS need funding for this. Two California cold case homicides from 1980s solved with advances in DNA technology

A suspect in two cold case homicides from 1987 and 1989 in Orange County, California, was identified this week due to advances in DNA technology. — Read on http://www.foxnews.com/us/two-california-cold-case-homicides-1980s-solved-advances-dna-technology

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Forensics: Why DNA testing rape kits work. Mystery murders of women found strangled to death with bitemarks on their arms ‘solved’ after crucial clue emerged

A 76-YEAR-old man has been arrested decades after two women were found strangled to death and suffering from bite marks.James Ray Gary was arrested la — Read on http://www.thesun.co.uk/news/19317513/james-ray-gary-murders-california-mystery/

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Forensics: Unadulterated Anti-vaccinator BS. Letter to the editor: What junk science has wrought

“Vaccine leak Covid.” When you get your medical advice from Bill Gates, Big Bird and Anthony Fauci, be prepared to suffer the consequences. Unfortunately, about a third of the U.S. population swallowed every bit of propaganda coming out of the … Continue reading

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Forensics: Exonerations in Central Park Five case don’t prompt apology from Trump, who called for teens’ deaths

Thanks to the 2019 release of the Netflix drama series When They See Us, many already know the story of the Central Park Five. The name refers to five Black and Latino men wrongfully convicted (when they were still children) … Continue reading

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Forensics: The untrue and pseudoscience of bitemark matching infects India’s dental literature

Reading this drivel gives me a headache. They claim its as good as DNA using scrape marks on skin as one of a kind evidence. They cite some of my work as supporting their claims. Utterly delusional. ompj.org/files/ompj 13 2 … Continue reading

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Forensics: Go Valena Beety! ‘Cultural Bias’ and Wrongful Convictions of Women

Women are more likely than men to be convicted for crimes they didn’t commit—or for crimes that never occurred—and they often face harsher sentences, a webinar was told. — Read on thecrimereport.org/2022/07/22/cultural-bias-and-wrongful-convictions-of-women/

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Forensics: Canada slow in accepting genetic genealogy. It helps ID unidentified persons. Advanced DNA could help solve cold cases in Canada.

Advances in DNA technology are being credited with solving a growing pile of cold case murders in the U.S., but the news methods are yet to be tested in the Canadian court system. — Read on globalnews.ca/news/9008397/advanced-dna-cold-case-murders-canada/

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Forensics: Horrific injuries. Jurors hear about autopsies of slain Parkland students

Broward Associate Medical Examiner Dr. Iouri Boiko testified about the autopsies of four students shot to death by Parkland gunman Nikolas Cruz. — Read on http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article263722593.html

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Forensics: Genetics and genealogy. Coffee cup helps police crack one of US’s oldest cold cases after 300 interviews since 1975

Genealogy researchers traced possible suspect’s DNA to Calabria region of Italy — Read on http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/police-cold-case-coffee-cup-b2127282.html

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Forensics: NamUS needs more funding! Carrie Grey, 39: Woman Vanishes From Alaska In 2021 • Our Black Girls

Very little is known about Carrie Grey and her case, but after family couldn’t reach her, they asked the authorities to do a welfare check. — Read on ourblackgirls.com/2022/07/18/carrie-grey-39-woman-vanishes-from-alaska-in-2021/

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