Author Archives: csidds

Unknown's avatar

About csidds

Dr. Michael Bowers is a long time forensic consultant in the US and international court systems.

Forensics: Deliberate interference with medical treatment. Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive. — Read on http://www.wweek.com/news/2025/10/12/documents-allege-a-federal-agent-at-portland-ice-threatened-to-shoot-an-ambulance-driver/

Posted in Civil rights | Leave a comment

Forensics: Acquitted Soccer Player Detained over Two Years after Verdict, Finally Reunited with Family

Nizar Trabelsi, a Tunisian-born former professional soccer player, was released after spending more than two years in unlawful U.S. immigration detention following his acquittal on terrorism-related charges, in a case cited as an example of prolonged and inhumane detention practices … Continue reading

Posted in Crime, criminal justice, criminal justice reform | Leave a comment

Forensics: US Mass media normalizing Immigration crackdown: Car crashes and rammings take center stage | CNN

The Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration often looks like a car crash. Literally. — Read on edition.cnn.com/2025/10/25/us/immigration-crackdown-car-crashes-rammings

Posted in criminal justice | Leave a comment

Forensics: Arrests made over jewel heist at the Louvre, French prosecutors say

French police have made arrests in connection with the heist of France’s crown jewels from the Louvre Museum in Paris, officials said Sunday — Read on http://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/2-arrested-jewel-heist-louvre-french-prosecutors-confirm-rcna239823

Posted in Crime | Tagged | Leave a comment

Forensics: Study of the microbiome of saliva and thanotology for ID and time of death. Good review.

escholarship.org/content/qt7rs801pk/qt7rs801pk.pdf

Posted in Forensic Science, human identification | Leave a comment

Forensics: Marty Tankleff, GU Professor, Exoneree, Admitted to Supreme Court Bar

A Georgetown University professor who was previously wrongfully incarcerated gained admission to litigate before the U.S. Supreme Court… — Read on thehoya.com/news/gu-professor-exoneree-admitted-to-supreme-court-bar/

Posted in Civil rights, costs of wrongful convictions, criminal justice reform, Wrongful Conviction | Leave a comment

Forensics: Gaza doctors investigate ‘signs of torture’ on unnamed dead returned by Israel – BBC News

Photographs show bodies with multiple signs of injury and wrists tied behind their backs. — Read on http://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gz3r46e37o.amp

Posted in Civil rights, Crime, criminal justice, human rights violations | Leave a comment

Forensics: “Made for litigation science.” The high cost of junk science verdicts in Los Angeles

The Daily Journal has more journalists covering the California legal profession than any other publication. — Read on http://www.dailyjournal.com/article/388194-the-high-cost-of-junk-science-verdicts-in-los-angeles

Posted in junk forensic science | Leave a comment

Forensics: AI Created Junk About Telepathy, Aliens. An American Science Journal Published It

A wave of fake, AI-created research papers is a threat to science, truth, publishing, and universities. — Read on http://www.forbes.com/sites/dereknewton/2025/10/20/ai-created-junk-about-telepathy-aliens-an-american-science-journal-published-it/

Posted in CSI, forensic fraud, Forensic science misconduct, junk forensic science | Tagged | Leave a comment

Forensics: How to recover when justice is lost. 10 effective things citizens can do to make change in addition to attending a protest.

What happens now? — Read on phys.org/news/2025-10-effective-citizens-addition-protest.html

Posted in criminal justice, human rights violations | Leave a comment