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Forensics: Medicine. ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months — Read on popular.info/p/ice-has-stopped-paying-for-detainee
Forensics: How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia
After reviewing DNA evidence from a cold case murder, Kirsty Wright uncovered systemic flaws and deception in a forensics laboratory in Queensland, Australia. — Read on http://www.the-scientist.com/how-a-forensic-biologist-exposed-a-dna-lab-scandal-that-shook-australia-73950
Forensics: Law. Students do the work. Notre Dame exoneration clinic notches third victory in 15 months
The clinic recently made the case that an Indiana man was wrongly convicted of a murder with “stunning similarities” to one committed by a death row inmate. — Read on http://www.courthousenews.com/notre-dame-exoneration-clinic-notches-third-victory-in-15-months/
Forensics: 4th amendment attack. Reopening the Door to Racial Profiling: The Fourth Amendment After Noem. Columbia Law.
In September 2025, Los Angeles residents woke to the sound of sirens and helicopters as federal agents swept through car washes, construction sites, and local markets. The operation, called “Operation At Large,” led to the arrest of hundreds of Latino … Continue reading
Forensics: Police tactics. Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds on U.S. Citizens
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government won’t say if any … Continue reading
Forensics: Manual Strangulation. Medical examiner believes ICE detainee death was homicide, recording shows.
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3. — Read on http://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/01/15/ice-detention-death-homicide/
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Forensics: Mass murderer died in 1999. Authorities link 1998 cold case murder to prolific ‘Yogurt Shop Murders’ serial killer
A 1998 cold case in Kentucky has recently been solved, linking the murder to a prolific serial killer. — Read on http://www.fox10tv.com/2026/01/13/authorities-link-1998-cold-case-murder-prolific-yogurt-shop-murders-serial-killer/
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Forensics: Protesters in Iran. A morgue overflowing with more body bags than answers amid Iran’s latest crackdown on dissent
Iranians screamed in anguish and cried in confusion as they gathered beside bodies shrouded in black bags in a makeshift morgue at the Kahrizak Forensic Medical Center and lying on the ground outside the facility south of Tehran. — Read … Continue reading
Forensics: Up to 25 years in prison. Former funeral home worker charged with hiding a corpse at the center of a cold case mystery
DNA detective work ID’d her remains. Now, authorities say they know how Alyce C. Peterson’s skull was found in a ravine by Boy Scouts in 2002. — Read on http://www.inforum.com/news/the-vault/former-funeral-home-worker-charged-with-hiding-a-corpse-at-the-center-of-a-cold-case-mystery
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