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Monthly Archives: June 2023
Forensics: Florida man Donald Santini arrested in 40 year old cold case
Donald Michael Santini was arrested on Wednesday June 7, in the 1984 killing of Cynthia Ruth, a 33-year-old woman found strangled in Hillsborough County Florida. — Read on nypost.com/2023/06/11/florida-man-donald-santini-arrested-in-decades-old-cold-case/
Posted in AAFS, criminal justice, Forensic Science, US Crime labs
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Fake Forensics: Junk science’: Former tobacco lobbyist claims wildfire smoke poses no health risk
A former tobacco lobbyist-turned-Fox News contributor bucked health experts by claiming on air that smoke billowing over the Northeast from Canadian wildfires will do people no harm.Speaking on The Ingraham Angle Wednesday, Steve Milloy said that the warning about the … Continue reading
Forensics: DNA testing IDs remains found in Tennessee as Arkansas man missing since 1982
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has determined that the remains of a man found in 1986 are those of a Little Rock man last seen in 1982. — Read on http://www.kark.com/news/state-news/dna-testing-ids-remains-found-in-tennessee-as-arkansas-man-missing-since-1982/
Posted in AAFS, DNA profiling, human identification, missing persons
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Forensics: Case originally ignored. Eureka cold case solved, homicide victim identified after 25 years
KRCR News Channel 7 and KCVU Fox 20 offers local and national news, sports, and weather forecasts to viewers in the Northstate including Redding, Shasta Lake, Shingletown, Anderson, Red Bluff, Corning, Chico, and Oroville. Coverage is also provided on the … Continue reading
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Forensics ID: Dental evidence included in this process. Forensic Anthropology Lab helps authorities identify skeletal remains
Forensic Anthropology Lab helps authorities identify skeletal remains – Fresno State News — Read on http://www.fresnostatenews.com/2023/06/06/forensic-anthropology-lab-helps-authorities-identify-skeletal-remains/
Posted in AAFS, Forensic Dentistry, human identification
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Forensic images: New research provides fresh evidence this really is a photo of Mormon founder Joseph Smith
New research provides new evidence that a recently discovered daguerreotype really does depict Mormon founder Joseph Smith. — Read on http://www.sltrib.com/religion/2023/06/08/new-forensic-research-provides/
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Anthropology at work. Forensic tools restore identity to the unknown dead. – YouTube
Forensic scientists from NC State have teamed up with state investigators in the hope of identifying skeletal remains and restoring the identities of unknown individuals in North Carolina. After studying the bones and creating biological profiles, they turn to DNA … Continue reading
Forensics: #NamUS case. Genealogical Genetics. After 37 years, Claiborne County John Doe is identified
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) Partners with Othram to Identify Claiborne County John Doe — Read on dnasolves.com/articles/jerry-harrison-tennessee/
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Forensics: #NamUS case. Skull Fragment Found by Fisherman Belongs to Homicide Victim, Coroner Says
Four people have been convicted in connection with Bret Snow’s murder. — Read on http://www.newsweek.com/skull-fragment-found-fisherman-belongs-homicide-victim-bret-snow-1805072
Forensics: Australia needs a dedicated body for wrongful convictions
Professor David Hamer and Dr Andrew Dyer from Sydney Law School explain why Kathleen Folbigg’s pardon points to the need for a Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) in Australia. — Read on http://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/06/06/australia-needs-a-dedicated-body-for-wrongful-convictions.html
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