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Monthly Archives: April 2023
Forensics: My take on why the ABFO bitemarker dentists should be booted from the AAFS.
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Posted in AAFS, ABFO, Bad Forensic Science, Bite Marks, Bitemarks, costs of wrongful convictions, criminal justice reform, Exoneration costs, forensic evidence exaggeration, forensic fraud, Forensic Science Bias, forensic science misconduct, forensic testimony, junk forensic science, Ray Krone bitemark case, wrongful convictions
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Forensics: Why is the bitemarker ABFO group still certified by the American Academy of Forensic Sciences? Op-Ed by Max Houck
This group continues to promote its misinformation while ignoring its scientific failures. Their presence in any judicial proceedings needs to be revoked. Those profiting from their masquerading as forensic experts should be sanctioned. Its time for the American Academy of … Continue reading
Forensics: Washington Launches Cold Case Unit for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People
Washington Launches Cold Case Unit for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People | The Daily Chronicle — Read on http://www.chronline.com/stories/washington-launches-cold-case-unit-for-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-people,317806
Forenscis: Kudos to #NamUS and RTI for Genetic Geneaology on this case. Human remains discovered in 1990 finally identified
Human remains discovered in 1990 finally identified | The Ely Times — Read on elynews.com/2023/04/19/human-remains-discovered-in-1990-finally-identified/
Forensics: Nazi-era Credit-Suisse bank accounts revealed still active in 2020.
Chairman Press | Chairman’s Newsroom | Chairman | U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget — Read on http://www.budget.senate.gov/chairman/newsroom/press/credit-suisse-maintained-nazi-linked-accounts-into-21st-century-subpoenaed-records-show
Posted in AAFS, Civil rights, human rights violations
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Forensics: Good for him. UC Irvine’s Leo Chavez elected to membership in the American Academy of Arts & Sciences | UCI News | UCI
Renowned anthropologist studies international migration, particularly among Latinos — Read on news.uci.edu/2023/04/19/uc-irvines-leo-chavez-elected-to-membership-in-the-american-academy-of-arts-sciences/
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Forensics: DA says “righteous conviction” to deny access. The Supreme Court Allows Rodney Reed to Fight for DNA Testing
Texas has gone to great lengths to prevent DNA testing of crime scene evidence that Reed says could exonerate him. — Read on theintercept.com/2023/04/19/supreme-court-dna-testing-rodney-reed/
Forensics: Unethical lawyers lose out. Federal Appeals Court rules wrongfully imprisoned NC brothers don’t owe former law firm
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling favoring two wrongfully imprisoned N.C. brothers against their former law firm. The firm had sued the brothers to recover unpaid legal fees and expenses. — Read on … Continue reading
Forensics: More on abysmal medical incompetence in prisons. Illinois prisoners endangered by lack of medical staff
An independent monitor reported problems are largely related to major staffing shortages, with 46% of medical positions left unfilled. — Read on http://www.wbez.org/stories/illinois-prisoners-endangered-by-lack-of-medical-staff/f2940a7b-59ec-44e0-a238-ec7ede5948fd
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Forensics: Medical horror story. Giving Birth in Jail Often Comes With Medical Neglect, Texas Jail Project Finds
Texas Jail Project has spent years tracking stories of medical neglect and abuse during pregnancy in county jails all over the state. — Read on http://www.teenvogue.com/story/giving-birth-in-jail
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