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Monthly Archives: June 2023
#Forensic expert uncovers earliest known example of burials among human ancestors | Northumbria University, Newcastle
335,000 years ago! A forensic scientist from Northumbria University was part of a team that revealed members of a mysterious archaic human species buried their dead long before… — Read on newsroom.northumbria.ac.uk/pressreleases/forensic-expert-uncovers-earliest-known-example-of-burials-among-human-ancestors-3260463
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Forensics: DNA Testing Startup Lied To Customers About Deleting Their Data, FTC Alleges
A genetic testing company is under fire from the Federal Trade Commission for failing to protect customer data. — Read on http://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2023/06/16/dna-testing-startup-lied-to-customers-about-deleting-their-data-ftc-alleges/
Trump’s dangerous plan to beat the classified documents case – Los Angeles Times
The former president’s arguments against the federal indictment are not likely to succeed. But with Judge Aileen Cannon’s help, they could cause pivotal delays. — Read on http://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-06-14/donald-trump-federal-indictment-arraignment-prosecutor-misconduct-classified-documents-litman
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Forensics: Fewer than 1% of defendants in federal criminal cases were acquitted in 2022
In 2022, only 290 of 71,954 defendants in federal criminal cases – about 0.4% – went to trial and were acquitted. — Read on http://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/06/14/fewer-than-1-of-defendants-in-federal-criminal-cases-were-acquitted-in-2022/
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Forensics: Detectives Close Missing Person Cold Case After 42 Years –
23-081 Detectives Close Missing Person Cold Case After 42 Years – — Read on http://www.pcsoweb.com/23-081-detectives-close-missing-person-cold-case-after-42-years-
Forensics: Expert says ending DNA testing at the border will result in ‘more suffering and exploitation’
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Forensics: False burn pattern evidence. A Wrongfully Jailed Man Just Got $13 Million—a BU Duo Helped Win His Release
Dick Lehr and Jack Nicas (CGS’08, COM’11) wrote the crucial 2010 exposé on a 1983 wrongful arson conviction. — Read on http://www.bu.edu/articles/2023/wrongfully-convicted-man-gets-13-million-settlement/
Forensics: Continuing trauma for families. These 24 Cold Cases Still Haunt This Texas Town
Over 20 cases of homicide and disappearances dating back to the 1970s haunt this Texas town. — Read on 710keel.com/24-cold-cases-texas-town/
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Forensics: After decades of arguing DC Council Votes To Keep Crime Lab Out Of MPD Hands
The vote rejects a proposal from Mayor Muriel Bowser, which would have moved crime scene science duties under the D.C. police department. — Read on dcist.com/story/23/06/13/dc-council-maintains-crime-lab-independence/
Forensics: looking at liars and thieves within our midst.
Forensics: Looking at junk bitemark believers through the lens of Pseudoarchaeology . My Arch prof @AndrewKinkella collates the similarities point by point. It boils down to lies, science denials and undercutting critics.
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