Forensics: Botched DNA from crime lab. Areli Escobar’s execution to be reconsidered after Supreme Court order

Posted on January 10, 2023 by csidds

Areli Escobar was sentenced to death in 2011 for an Austin murder, but even prosecutors now agree his conviction relied heavily on faulty DNA testing by the discredited Travis County crime lab.
— Read on www.texastribune.org/2023/01/09/areli-escobar-texas-execution-death-row-supreme-court/

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Dr. Michael Bowers is a long time forensic consultant in the US and international court systems.
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