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

Forensics: Lawsuit urges NJ court to release from Lindberg murder case. Hauptman may have had accomplices?

Posted on May 4, 2025 by csidds

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/03/lindbergh-baby-case-dna-testing

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Forensics: Rape victim who is a CO politician pushes for new bill to counteract disfunctional state DNA lab.

Posted on May 4, 2025 by csidds

https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/proposal-to-address-colorado-bureau-of-investigations-woes-heads-to-state-house/article_17750a3d-ae0d-4334-b1b0-74f7688701ee.html

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Forensics: The Wild West of digital forensics expertise challenges. Who is in charge?

Posted on April 28, 2025 by csidds

https://www.forbes.com/sites/larsdaniel/2025/04/27/digital-forensics-why-licensing-would-make-expertise-worse/

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Forensics: Junk bitemark expert’s reign of terror leads to 9th case overturned. DA still demands execution.

Posted on April 26, 2025 by csidds
Posted in AAFS, ABFO, Bad Forensic Science, Bite Marks, Bitemarks, costs of wrongful convictions, criminal justice reform, death penalty, Forensic science misconduct, junk forensic science | Leave a comment

Forensics: Junk bitemark expert’s reign of terror leads to 9th case overturned. DA still demands execution.

Posted on April 26, 2025 by csidds
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Forensics: Effects of tRumps tariffs on customized crime lab maker.

Posted on April 26, 2025 by csidds
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Forensics: Roman cause of death in England.

Posted on April 24, 2025 by csidds

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/23/science/gladiator-human-animal-combat-remains/index.html

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Forensics: Removing reparations for the innocent by shifting responsibility to each county. Clever. That would put them into bankruptcy real fast.

Posted on April 24, 2025 by csidds

https://www.fox8live.com/2025/04/23/louisiana-house-advances-bill-eliminate-wrongful-conviction–law/

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Forensics: Total meltdown of cop forensics lab in Baltimore. Cops managers reluctant to admit details stemming from lab whistleblower.

Posted on April 22, 2025 by csidds

https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/baltimore-police-face-federal-retaliation-suit-claim-of-mishandling-26000-fingerprints

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Forensics: List of state stats for wrongful convictions. You might want to avoid the worst state: Illinois. The study should have included racial disparities.

Posted on April 22, 2025 by csidds

https://99wfmk.com/michigan-wrongful-convictions-report/

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