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Monthly Archives: March 2023
Forensics series about another lieing crime lab “scientist.” Admissible: Shreds of Evidence : NPR
Presented in partnership with iHeartMedia and Story Mechanics, Admissible is a new original podcast examining how a key building block of our justice system – evidence itself – is often flawed, disputed, or even manipulated. Hosted by reporter Tessa Kramer, … Continue reading
Forensics: Investigation identifies soldier, “Kadyrov’s nephew”, who shot forensic expert in Izium
Investigators from the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) have identified a Russian soldier suspected of killing forensic expert Fedir Zdebskyi in occupied Izium in May 2022. Source: Text of notice of suspicion, Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor’s Office Details: According to the … Continue reading
Posted in AAFS, Crime, genocide, human rights violations
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The Lead Forensic Investigator for 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre at MTSU
(MURFREESBORO) The lead investigator for one of the most infamous — and hidden — race-motivated crimes in American history will discuss her forensic work on the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in a free lecture planned for Thursday, March 30, at Middle … Continue reading
Genetic DNA identifies 1984 cold case victim in pinstripe suit as Florissant real estate agent
For more than 38 years, a body found dressed in a pinstripe suit and tie discovered by a farmer in rural Lincoln County remained a mystery. But on Wednesday, authorities — Read on http://www.stltoday.com/content/tncms/live/
Posted in AAFS, Crime, DNA profiling, human identification
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Junk Forensics: What If the Worst Crime Imaginable Never Happened? | The New Republic
Fabricated bitemark evidence sent him to death row. Another victim of the notorious Michael West. Jimmie Duncan is on death row in Louisiana based on fraudulent science—but that might not matter if the state’s governorship flips this fall. — Read … Continue reading
Forensic scientists at UF to evaluate remains from Susy Tomassi case
‘I’m waiting on the (C.A.) Pound lab to tell me what happened to Ms. Tomassi.’ — Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers — Read on http://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/crime/indian-river-county/2023/03/20/forensic-scientists-at-uf-to-evaluate-remains-from-2018-susy-tomassi-case-for-cause-of-death/70021517007/
Forensics: False positives. Rhode Island Department of Health Forensic Chemistry Lab Contamination Investigation
Authorities are reviewing hundreds of test results at the Rhode Island Department of Health lab over concerns they could have been contaminated, the state’s… — Read on http://www.necn.com/news/local/hundreds-of-cases-under-review-after-potential-contamination-at-ri-forensics-lab/2947766/
Forensics: The fight for exoneration: Over 29,100 years ‘lost’ in prison in wrongful convictions, database finds
Over 29,100 years have been ‘lost’ in prison due to wrongful convictions, as Sidney Holmes’ 400-year prison sentence garners attention amid his exoneration. — Read on abcnews.go.com/US/fight-exoneration-29100-years-lost-prison-wrongful-convictions/story
Forensics: The Movement Behind the Texas Judge and the Junk Science Poised to Block Access to Mifepristone
Thanks to Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, the Christian right has found a court in Texas where it thinks it can win rulings that erode abortion access even in states keeping it legal. — Read on http://www.thenation.com/article/society/mifepristone-texas-abortion-medication/
Forensics: Museums still resist this process. Cornell University anthropology dept. returns Native Ancestors, Feb. 21, 60 years after they were dug out of ground
Cornell University anthropology dept. returns Native Ancestors, Feb. 21, 60 years after they were dug out of ground | Navajo-Hopi Observer | Navajo & Hopi Nations, AZ — Read on http://www.nhonews.com/news/2023/mar/14/cornell-university-anthropology-dept-returns-nativ/
FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends 