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Forensics: Body with gunshot found in search for Tulsa massacre victims
A second body of a possible victim of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre has been found to have a gunshot wound, according to the city. “Forensic anthropologist Dr. Phoebe Stubblefield discovered that one of the three sets of remains exhumed … Continue reading
Forensics: Why forensics should be separated from law enforcement control
Lecture done recently by Chris Fabricant and Rob Warden. A great narration covering junk science in courts given by “eminence-based” scientists rather than “evidence-based” ones. https://www.c-span.org/video/?522776-2/junk-science-american-criminal-justice-system
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Forensics: ‘Junk science’: Counterfeit research papers in China, a worrying trend
‘Junk science’: Counterfeit research papers in China, a worrying trend – The BL — Read on m.thebl.com/china/junk-science-counterfeit-research-papers-in-china-a-worrying-trend.html
Forensics: In Ukraine, a mobile DNA lab helps relatives identify bodies
A mobile DNA laboratory was set up this week in Izyum, eastern Ukraine, to spare relatives of the war dead the pain of visually identifying bodies. — Read on http://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221104-in-ukraine-a-mobile-dna-lab-helps-relatives-identify-bodies
Forensics: investigators bring DR Congo victims closer to justice
In 2020, the UN Human Rights Council mandated a Technical Assistance Team to support judicial investigations into serious crimes in the Kasai provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A year later, that mandate was expanded to cover the … Continue reading
Forensics: Rock ‘n’ molar: Bite marks on Steinway grand piano likely to have been made by Thomas Edison, who used to ‘hear through his teeth’
American inventor was known to pick up good vibrations in his skull — Read on http://www.musicradar.com/news/thomas-edison-bite-marks-steinway-piano
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Forensics: The history of DAs supporting junk science. A look back in time.
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Forensics: #NamUS and DNA works! Colorado Cold case: Remains of woman found on farm 34 years ago identified
A cold case is no longer cold. The remains of a woman that were found on a farm in 1988 have been identified. — Read on kdvr.com/news/local/remains-of-woman-found-on-farm-34-years-ago-identified/
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Forensics: Men exonerated in Malcolm X killing to receive $36 million – POLITICO
Muhammad Aziz and Khalil Islam were exonerated last year in the 1965 assassination. — Read on http://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/30/malcolm-x-killing-exonerated-settlement-00064156
Forensics: Bitemarks take another hit in 2022. Why Is Bad Science Allowed in the Courtroom? | Psychology Today
A new report finds that a well-known forensic technique is unscientific. — Read on http://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-do-you-know/202210/why-is-bad-science-allowed-in-the-courtroom
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