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

Forensics: Familial DNA business failure threatens privacy rights of thousands.

Posted on March 24, 2025 by csidds

https://www.wsj.com/business/dna-testing-company-23andme-files-for-bankruptcy-announces-ceo-resignation-82ad1c45

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Forensics: Bitemarkers are desperate to prove their myth of individualizing perps from front teeth by scanning 100 test subjects.

Posted on March 23, 2025 by csidds

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40116296/

Posted in ABFO, Bite Marks, Bitemarks, junk forensic science | Leave a comment

Forensics: Better fact check your resume. No specifics given. Very bad PR. Digital expertise is a very broad subject.

Posted on March 22, 2025 by csidds

https://www.fox9.com/news/hennepin-county-attorneys-office-raises-questions-expert-trial-witness

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Forensics: Buyer beware for victims of online extortion looking for help.

Posted on March 20, 2025 by csidds

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2025/03/20/digital-forensics-sexortion-blackmail-recovery-services/81934584007/

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Forensics: Performing Forensics: Doctors Becoming Expert Witnesses

Posted on March 19, 2025 by csidds

Doctors in skeptical Scotland had to persuade the courts to listen to them, in part because of the historical animosity between the professions of law and medicine. — Read on daily.jstor.org/performing-forensics-doctors-becoming-expert-witnesses/

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Forensics: When law enforcement promptly test rape kits, results lead to “John Doe” indictments and arrests.

Posted on March 18, 2025 by csidds

https://www.forensicmag.com/3594-All-News/618289-Unit-Identifies-7-Cold-Case-Rapists-in-5-Months/

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Forensics: Faked death. Who is this person who died in 1983? Not the politician.

Posted on March 18, 2025 by csidds
Posted in AAFS, criminal justice, DNA profiling, Faked death, Forensic Science | Leave a comment

Forensics: British CSI case. An elderly man frightened to death. Impressive team.

Posted on March 17, 2025 by csidds
Posted in Crime, DNA profiling, facial recognition, police crime labs | Leave a comment

Forensics: The 40 year history of cheating police crime lab “scientists” in the US. No oversight from lab directors. The latest case has CBI chief being allowed to retire. Chilling.

Posted on March 16, 2025 by csidds

https://denvergazette.com/colorado-watch/drug-laboratory-irregularities-massachusetts-oklahoma/article_edd6fe4a-0069-11f0-8fc1-bf081f5d30ff.html

Posted in AAFS, Bad Forensic Science, Bitemarks, costs of wrongful convictions, Crime lab scandal, death penalty, DNA profiling, Exoneration costs, Forensic crime lab security issues, forensic science misconduct, wrongful convictions | Leave a comment

Forensics: Faulty expert testimony and inaccurate cop investigation leads to $25M payout. 30 years in prison

Posted on March 13, 2025 by csidds

https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/investigations/former-investigator-co-defendant-speak-trial-wrongful-conviction/3519023/

Posted in AAFS, Bad Forensic Science, Crime lab scandal, criminal justice reform, forensic evidence exaggeration, forensic fraud, Forensic science misconduct, US Crime labs, wrongful convictions | Leave a comment