Monthly Archives: April 2026

Forensics: Lawyers defending city cops Rake in Fees From Chicago’s Wrongful Convictions

Posted on April 6, 2026 by csidds

Topline: The City of Chicago has spent almost $160 million paying private lawyers to fight wrongful conviction lawsuits since 2016, but The Chicago Tribune found there is “little evidence that t — Read on http://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2026/04/08/waste_of_the_day_lawyers_rake_in_fees_from_chicagos_wrongful_convictions_1174651.html

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Forensics: AI radiology image deep fakes get tested. It doesn’t look good for telemedicine.

Posted on April 2, 2026 by csidds

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Forensics: New DNA testing confirms serial killer Ted Bundy killed a Utah teen in 1974.

Posted on April 2, 2026 by csidds

A Utah sheriff’s office says DNA testing has definitively linked the unsolved death of a Utah teenager in 1974 to the infamous serial killer Ted Bundy. Laura Ann Aime, 17, went missing Halloween night 51 years ago after she left … Continue reading →

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Forensics: Report: Ohio exonerates 1 death row inmate for every 5 it executes

Posted on April 1, 2026 by csidds

A new report from Ohioans to Stop Executions documents 12 death row exonerations, widespread official misconduct, and 30 pending executions — several involving active innocence claims. — Read on tiffinohio.net/posts/report-ohio-exonerates-1-death-row-inmate-for-every-5-it-executes/

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