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

Forensics: Amazing. Josh Tepfer Pioneers Mass Exonerations For Wrongfully Convicted

Posted on January 12, 2023 by csidds

Josh Tepfer has helped exonerate 288 people, many of whom were convicted based on patterns of misconduct by corrupt police or officials. — Read on http://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/melissasegura/josh-tepfer-mass-exonerations-wrongfully-convicted

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Forensics: 2022 Innocence Project Photo Highlights

Posted on January 10, 2023 by csidds

innocenceproject.org/10-striking-photos-that-perfectly-capture-the-innocence-projects-highlights-of-2022/

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Forensics: Botched DNA from crime lab. Areli Escobar’s execution to be reconsidered after Supreme Court order

Posted on January 10, 2023 by csidds

Areli Escobar was sentenced to death in 2011 for an Austin murder, but even prosecutors now agree his conviction relied heavily on faulty DNA testing by the discredited Travis County crime lab. — Read on http://www.texastribune.org/2023/01/09/areli-escobar-texas-execution-death-row-supreme-court/

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Forensics: The dark side of proficiency testing forensics examiners.

Posted on January 10, 2023 by csidds

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Forensics: Resource challenges impact post-mortems as bodies pile up from murders, accidents | Jamaica

Posted on January 8, 2023 by csidds

For 400 metres, the sight was pure horror. Chunks of human flesh, mangled, torn and pasted on the asphalt with blood that had gone muddy, littered the St Catherine leg of the North/South Highway. Initial reports were that the victim, … Continue reading →

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Forensics: #NamUs. 65% of unknowns are POC. Texas man killed and dumped in Saginaw River in 1973 finally identified via DNA evidence

Posted on January 6, 2023 by csidds

Texas man killed and dumped in Saginaw River in 1973 finally identified via DNA evidence – mlive.com — Read on http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2023/01/texas-man-killed-and-dumped-in-saginaw-river-in-1973-finally-identified-via-dna-evidence.html

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NamUS: Remains ID’ed as woman missing for decades.

Posted on January 5, 2023 by csidds

Remains found in 2008 were identified as those of Daisy Mae Tallman who went missing in Yakima County in 1987, Washington officials said. — Read on http://www.sunherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article270761112.html

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Forensics: Bitemarker now recants his own testimony. Not the first time.

Posted on January 4, 2023 by csidds

http://www.investigatetv.com/2022/12/12/bite-mark-evidence-used-dozens-convictions-now-considered-junk-science-by-some/

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Forensics: Idaho Students Murdered: Suspect Arrested in Pennsylvania, Sources Say

Posted on December 30, 2022 by csidds

A suspect has been arrested in the killings of four University of Idaho students found dead in a home near campus on Nov. 13. Here’s what we know so far. — Read on http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/suspect-in-killings-of-4-university-of-idaho-students-arrested-in-pennsylvania-sources/4020657/

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Forensics: Cop-created lie detecting scam.

Posted on December 30, 2022 by csidds

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