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

Forensics: Track Daily Covid Cases Near You

This all works better if people get tested. Of course, testing is overwhelmed at this point. Who should we blame? Covidiots. Track cases and deaths in states, counties and metro areas you select. โ€” Read on http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/covid-cases-deaths-tracker.html

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Forensics: US Dominion Voting Systems CEO explains why Trump and Sidney Powellโ€™s attacks are bonkers

Fraud, fraud, and more fraud by “lame duck” political cranks. President Donald Trump’s former attorney Sidney Powell was shoved aside after going off on aโ€ฆ โ€” Read on http://www.rawstory.com/2020/11/us-dominion-voting-systems-ceo-explains-why-trump-and-sidney-powells-s-are-bonkers/amp/

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Forensics: Revealing the lies and alot worse. Autopsy of a Crime Lab by Brandon L. Garrett – Hardcover – University of California Press

Of course, the #AAFS connection with the ABFO bitemarkers is a main target. This book exposes the dangerously imperfect forensic evidence that we rely on for criminal convictions.”That’s not my fingerprint, your honor,” said the defendant, after FBI experts reported a “100-percent identification.” They … Continue reading

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Forensics: A Cluster-Randomized Trial of Hydroxychloroquine for Prevention of Covid-19 | NEJM

HCQ is a myth. This study was crowdfunded! Happy ๐Ÿฆƒ day. Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine โ€” A Cluster-Randomized Trial of Hydroxychloroquine for Prevention of Covid-19 โ€” Read on http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2021801

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Forensics: Claims about Egyptian mummy technique: New X-ray technique reveals clues about ancient 1,900-year-old mummy

Jeez. The Getty has a “red shroud” mummy collection. They have been doing this for years. I consulted for one. “Herakleides” was a handsome 20yo. See him Herakleides Egyptian mummy: New X-ray technique reveals clues about ancient 1,900-year-old mummy – … Continue reading

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Forensics: The result of bs bitemark opinions. Man execution 15 years on death row for killing daughter is scheduled.

I know this case. There were 3 suspects. All had adult teeth which were incredibly similar. A Texas ABFO dentist claimed he could differentiate the defendant Bourgeois from the other 2. The skin patterns were distorted and wildly Photoshopped. The … Continue reading

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Forensics: Claiming prosecutorial misconduct, Trump tells allies he plans to pardon Michael Flynn: report

Here’s a guy files false election lawsuits saying he knows the law. Absurd. President Trump has told close allies he plans to pardon his former national security adviser Michael Flynn, โ€” Read on thehill.com/policy/national-security/527481-trump-tells-allies-he-plans-to-pardon-michael-flynn-report

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Forensics: Colombia: New Evidence Prisoners Were Intentionally Shot | Human Rights Watch

Police brutality in Columbia. A new report by international forensic experts commissioned by Human Rights Watch points to the intentional killing of detainees during a prison riot in March 2020 in Colombia. โ€” Read on http://www.hrw.org/news/2020/11/24/colombia-new-evidence-prisoners-were-intentionally-shot

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Forensics: Former NOPD crime lab employee airs concerns over safety, procedures

Then they force him to take a drug test. A defense attorney tells WDSU the drug lab’s lack of accreditation could impact court cases. โ€” Read on http://www.wdsu.com/article/wdsu-investigates-former-nopd-crime-lab-employee-airs-concerns-over-safety-procedures/34774281

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Forensics: Female inmates sterilized in California prisons without approval

This is beyond awful. Female inmates sterilized in California prisons without approval | Reveal โ€” Read on revealnews.org/article/female-inmates-sterilized-in-california-prisons-without-approval/amp/

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