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Monthly Archives: April 2023
Forensics: Ukraine DNA lab set up in Uman to identify bodies of people killed in Russian missile strike
Bodies of several people killed in the Russian missile strike on the city of Uman remain under the rubble of the destroyed building. A DNA lab has been set up near the site of the Russian attack to identify the … Continue reading
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Forensics: #NamUS Woman found dead in Long Beach a year ago still unidentified
A year after her body was found, no one has yet come forward to name an unknown woman found dead in Long Beach. — Read on sigtrib.com/woman-found-dead-in-long-beach-a-year-ago-still-unidentified/
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Forensics: An ABFO bitemark dentist led to this mess. Taxpayers Sued for the wrongful conviction have a few weeks to respond.
The 10 counts in the complaint include violations of the 14th Amendment (right to due process); and civil rights violations. — Read on http://www.milforddailynews.com/story/news/local/2023/04/27/milford-massachusetts-gets-response-extension-on-wrongful-conviction-lawsuit/70129997007/
Forensics: Major insight of poor reporting of #MMIW to #NamUS. Study raises questions about missing and murdered Indigenous women
Details presented describing National weaknesses solving these cases. Study dove deep into the data in urban and rural regions A recent study offers new insights and raises new questions about the national public health crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous … Continue reading
Forensics: #NamUS Do you recognize these faces? Help crack the case on these 8 unidentified men found dead in Central Virginia
If these faces look familiar, you may have what it takes to help identify these men found dead in separate locations across Central Virginia as far back as 1988. — Read on http://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/do-you-recognize-these-faces-help-crack-the-case-on-these-8-unidentified-men-found-dead-in-central-virginia/
Forensics: Fight for Justice Denied by Tennessee Court Refuses To Test DNA Evidence That Could Exonerate a Man the State Already Executed
According to the law, the deceased Sedley Alley is the only person who can file a petition for post-conviction DNA testing. — Read on reason.com/2019/11/20/tennessee-court-refuses-to-test-dna-evidence-that-could-exonerate-a-man-the-state-already-executed/
Forensics: Rosalind Franklin was never the ‘wronged heroine’ of DNA’s double helix, a new paper finds
A new paper based on long-lost documents confirms that DNA discoverer Rosalind Franklin should be credited for discovering the double helix. — Read on http://www.livescience.com/health/genetics/rosalind-franklin-knew-dna-was-a-helix-before-watson-and-crick-unpublished-material-reveals
Forensics: Why Texas told the ABFO bitermarkers to buzz off.
Its Forensic Science Commission spent significant resources in their interviews with independent scientists about the dentists’ claiming bitemark reliability. The dentists showed up and lost. http://www.txcourts.gov/media/1445768/bite-mark-review-report.pdf
Forensics: 150 families showed up. #NamUS. UCO To Host Oklahoma Missing Persons Day Event
UCO To Host Oklahoma Missing Persons Day Event — Read on http://www.news9.com/story/64454d5905cfab072ba81ede/uco-to-host-oklahoma-missing-persons-day-event