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Forensics: 6 of 24 Bodies Identified in Mortuary Scandal Involving County Coroner
6 of 24 Bodies Identified in Mortuary Scandal Involving County Coroner — Read on http://www.forensicmag.com/3594-All-News/621816-6-of-24-Bodies-Identified-in-Mortuary-Scandal-Involving-County-Coroner/
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Forensics: Autism’s Journey From Stigma to Science and Support: Anthropology’s Grinker Authors New Autism Narrative |
Excellent look from a Dad father whose daughter is on the spectrum. A counterpoint to the political drivel. As a researcher, educator and father, anthropology professor Roy Richard Grinker shares his personal and professional journey in autism’s changing landscape. — … Continue reading
Forensics: Execution looming for murder conviction based on shaken baby theories that have been debunked.
This case exposes courts reliance on past expert opinions (legal precedents) used to render death penalty convictions. The crux is when those “scientific” ideas are now considered not grounded by reliable medical research. This reveals the sad fact that junk … Continue reading
Forensics: Exclusive: US scraps Justice Department task force that took on cartels, documents show
The U.S. Justice Department is closing a task force that took on drug cartels and an office that aimed to ease racial tensions, in a reorganization that drops a plan to merge the nation’s top drug and gun law enforcement … Continue reading
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Forensics: Was Trey Reed lynched or was he a suicide? His family ignored by local cops. Kaepernick Institute paid for 2d autopsy.
Update: No official info on the 2d autopsy. There is a social media screenshot from Today (Saturday) at the end of this post that is unverified. What is known Demartravion “Trey” Reed, a 21-year-old Black student at Delta State University … Continue reading
Criminal Justice: ICE in Chicago news: Agents raid South Shore apartment building; Donald Trump says city could become military training ground
A downtown Chicago protest against ICE got underway on Tuesday night as the city braces for a possible National Guard deployment. — Read on abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-federal-agents-surround-south-shore-apartment-building-dhs-requests-military-deployment-illinois/17908911/
Forensics: Treading on Double Jeopardy Laws. Over-Federalization: Federal Intrusion Into State Criminal Law – The Sentencing Project
The expanding encroachment of federal criminal law on traditionally local offenses threatens justice, equity, and local democracy. — Read on http://www.sentencingproject.org/policy-brief/over-federalization-federal-intrusion-into-state-criminal-law/
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Forensics: Their “success”creates genetic abnormalities in testing sample. Not good. Scientists create human eggs via in vitro gametogenesis : NPR
Scientists created the eggs using DNA from adult skin cells, a step that could someday potentially lead to new ways to treat infertility and enable gay couples to have genetically related children. — Read on http://www.npr.org/2025/09/30/nx-s1-5553322/ivg-human-eggs-cells-fertility
Forensics: Criminal justice. Groups seek to compel release of Jack Smith’s report on Trump’s classified documents case
A First Amendment group and watchdog organization is pressing a federal appeals court to compel the release of a Justice Department special counsel’s report on the criminal investigation into President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate. … Continue reading
Forensics: test recovers fingerprints from fired ammunition casings despite intense heat
A pioneering new test that can recover fingerprints from ammunition casing, once thought nearly impossible, has been developed by two Irish scientists. — Read on phys.org/news/2025-09-forensic-recovers-fingerprints-ammunition-casings.html
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