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

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

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

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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/

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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

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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

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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/

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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

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Forensics: Uncertainty Surrounds Identities of Over 100 Palestinian Bodies Returned by Israel

Forensic experts in Gaza are working to identify more than 100 bodies returned by Israel under a recent ceasefire deal. Many of the remains were numbered, bound, or blindfolded, raising questions about how the individuals died and whether some were … Continue reading

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Forensics: Is Antifa real now? Guilt by association as Protesters Against ICE Charged With Terrorism for “Antifa” Activity

After a protest against ICE, federal prosecutors pursued guilt-by-association charges against two “antifa” protesters. — Read on theintercept.com/2025/10/17/antifa-ice-protesters-terrorism-texas-prairieland/

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Forensics: Militarizing police personified. Judge Denies LAPD Request To Use Force Against Journalists During No Kings Protests

By Owen Sullivan | 17 October 2025 — Read on http://www.crustiandaily.news/p/judge-denies-lapd-request-to-use

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