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Forensics: Fakers in our midst. Scientific Fraud Exposed: The Multi-Million-Dollar ‘Shadow Industry’ Creating Junk Science to Propel Academic Careers – The Debrief
Following a deep investigation, researchers say organized multi-million dollar networks dedicated to scientific fraud are increasing. — Read on thedebrief.org/scientific-fraud-exposed-the-multi-million-dollar-shadow-industry-creating-junk-science-to-propel-academic-careers/
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Forensics: Scandal-hit Queensland DNA lab repeats major testing error as rape victims wait over a year for results
This all started in 2022. Someone is playing dirty with the evidence in urgent criminal cases. Damning review exposes ongoing issues at Forensic Services Queensland, including failure to properly test sample from violent unresolved crime — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/04/forensic-services-qld-queensland-dna-lab-ntwnfb
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Forensics: Historian uncovers evidence of second mass grave of Irish immigrant railroaders in Pennsylvania who suffered from cholera, violence and xenophobia
Researchers have discovered a second mass grave of Irish immigrant railroaders in Chester County, Pa. — Read on theconversation.com/historian-uncovers-evidence-of-second-mass-grave-of-irish-immigrant-railroaders-in-pennsylvania-who-suffered-from-cholera-violence-and-xenophobia-261442
Forensics: Your ancestors chewed betel juice. 4,000-year-old teeth record the earliest traces of people chewing psychoactive nuts | EurekAlert!
4,000-year-old teeth record the earliest traces of people chewing psychoactive betel nuts | EurekAlert! — Read on http://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1092342
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Forensics: Police custody deaths under independent review.
87 restraint Police custody deaths from Maryland Medical Examiner office investigated for coverup https://open.substack.com/pub/radleybalko/p/new-study-state-medical-examiners?r=j5102&utm_medium=ios
Forensics: From The Intercept’s investigator journalists Jordan Smith and Liliana Segura. Emails Show Oklahoma AG Agreed to Release Richard Glossip
In an explosive new court filing, Glossip’s attorneys accuse Gentner Drummond of reneging on a plan negotiated in 2023. — Read on theintercept.com/2025/07/16/glossip-drummond-oklahoma-death-row/
Forensics: Shady dealing Oklahoma Attorney General Accused in New Court Filings of Reneging on Plea Agreement in Richard Glossip’s Case
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is facing accusations that he broke a written agreement that would have freed former death row… — Read on deathpenaltyinfo.org/oklahoma-attorney-general-accused-in-new-court-filings-of-reneging-on-plea-agreement-in-richard-glossips-case