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Forensics: Revealing the Smithsonian’s ‘racial brain collection’
The Smithsonian’s human brains collection was led by Ales Hrdlicka, a museum curator in the 1900s who believed that White people were superior. — Read on http://www.washingtonpost.com/history/interactive/2023/smithsonian-brains-collection-racial-history-repatriation/
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Forensics: This Gross negligence is systemic. They held him 525 days past his release. Will the courts let him fight back?
The U.S. Supreme Court created the rule in 1982, after previously setting a “good faith” standard in 1967. Since this move of the goalposts, government officials have used qualified immunity to escape accountability for torture, theft and retaliation, along with hundreds of other … Continue reading
Forensics: Wrongful conviction: Rosa Jimenez exonerated in Austin child’s death due to paper towel ingestion
In the years after Jimenez was wrongfully found guilty, medical evidence and testimony that led to her 2005 conviction was found to be false. — Read on http://www.statesman.com/story/news/2023/08/07/wrongful-conviction-rosa-jimenez-exonerated-in-austin-childs-death/70541801007/
Forensis: Excellent Review. THE CHALLENGES TO THE FORENSIC ANALYSIS OF HUMAN BITE MARKS IN SKIN Etc.
Conclusions reveal why bm opinions are invalid. Skin distortion and cognitive biases are paramount. Great literature review. View of THE CHALLENGES TO THE FORENSIC ANALYSIS OF HUMAN BITE MARKS IN SKIN AND COMPARISON WITH TEETH — Read on esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/4142/99193547137
Forensics: Looking for more victims as Gilgo investigators upload missing teen’s profile into NamUS
Update: A spokesperson for the NYS Police said the inquiry was not associated with the Gilgo Beach investigation. NEW YORK (PIX11) – Investigators with the Gilgo Beach Homicide Investigation Task Force added the profile of Judith Ramona Veloz, a Bronx … Continue reading
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Forensics: Opposing the recent SEA bitemarkers post, bitemark analysis lacks scientific research
a recent study has demonstrated that its use is not backed by scientific research and can lead to wrongful convictions — Read on us.dental-tribune.com/news/forensic-bitemark-analysis-lacks-scientific-research-can-lead-to-wrongful-convictions/
Forensics: These guys never quit. Dont forget they dissect out the bitemark. All you need to know about the Photography, Swabbing Method, Casting and Impression Method and Lifting Method
Collection of bite marks in forensic odontology 1. Photography 2. Swabbing Method 3. Casting and Impression Method 4. Lifting Method — Read on http://www.itsforensic.com/2023/07/collection-of-bite-marks-all-you-need.html
Forensics: The Korean War veterans who never came home
An intractable impasse between the U.S. and North Korea has stymied once-promising efforts to recover the remains of 5,200 troops lost during the Korean War. — Read on http://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/07/26/korean-war-repatriated-remains/
NamUS cases. 13 sets of human remains found in Knox County, TN still unidentified
With some dating back as far as the 1980s, a total of 13 unidentified remains cases in Knox County are still still unsolved. — Read on http://www.wate.com/news/lonely-bones/13-sets-of-human-remains-still-unidentified-in-knox-county/
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