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Forensics: Expanding doubt, Massachusetts crime lab scandal may involve even more wrongdoing
A decade-old drug testing scandal at the William A. Hinton State Laboratory Institute may involve wrongdoing by more chemists than just Annie Dookhan, according to a judge. — Read on http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/massachusetts-crime-lab-drug-testing-scandal-rcna48940
Forensics: Battling blood and decomp opinions in Smart murder case. Taphonony specialist contradicts previous witness testimony: ‘I don’t see any data that confirms the presence of human remains.’
Forensic specialist contradicts previous witness testimony: ‘I don’t see any data that confirms the presence of human remains’ – Mustang News — Read on mustangnews.net/forensic-specialist-contradicts-previous-witness-testimony-i-dont-see-any-data-that-confirms-the-presence-of-human-remains/
Posted in AAFS, Crime, DNA profiling, expert testimony, Forensic Science
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Forensics: Kudos to Amy at NamUS!! Governor signs NamUS bill into law
HARRISBURG — State police are now required to turn over DNA samples of missing persons and unidentified decedents to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUS), thanks to two — Read on http://www.dailyitem.com/content/tncms/live/
Posted in AAFS, criminal justice, Forensic Science, human identification, missing persons
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Forensics: Brand new Crime lab mistakes man’s Tums for cocaine; Audit underway
Crime lab mistakes man’s Tums for cocaine; Audit underway – KTVZ — Read on ktvz.com/cnn-regional/2022/09/20/crime-lab-mistakes-mans-tums-for-cocaine-audit-underway/
Criminal law: Asylum-seeker takes her own life, New York City mayor says
An unidentified asylum seeker died in a suicide in a New York City shelter on Sunday, Mayor Eric Adams said Monday. — Read on http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/asylum-seeker-takes-life-new-york-city-mayor-says-rcna48351
Forensics: ‘The numbers kept going’: the forensic office identifying human remains at the border | Mexico |
Amid a shortage of forensic pathologists, Arizona’s Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner has identified thousands of those who lost their lives in the Borderlands This piece is co-published with High Country News — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/19/arizona-migrants-remains-border-forensics
Forensics: Horror of the Ukraine war: Izium bodies show signs of torture and execution | Europe | News and current affairs from around the continent
Over 400 people are being recovered from shallow graves outside the town of Izium, Ukraine. DW’s Emmanuelle Chaze visited the horrific scene and spoke to investigators, who believe war crimes took place there. — Read on http://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-war-izium-bodies-show-signs-of-torture-and-execution/a-63163444
Posted in AAFS, Civil rights, Forensic Science, human rights violations
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Forensics: Woman whose rape DNA led to her arrest sues San Francisco
A rape victim whose DNA from her sexual assault case was used by San Francisco police to arrest her in an unrelated property crime on Monday filed a lawsuit against the city. — Read on m.startribune.com/woman-whose-rape-dna-led-to-her-arrest-sues-san-francisco/600206222/
Forensics: 6th largest ever. Brooklyn DA to toss 378 convictions in ‘mass exoneration’
The effort is “the sixth largest mass dismissal of convictions in U.S. history,” the DA’s office said. — Read on http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2022/09/07/brooklyn-da-to-toss-378-convictions
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Forensics: Legal hypocrisy exists. Innocence is not Enough to Avoid Execution
On December 8, 2021, Brunn W. Roysden, III asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the State of Arizona to execute an innocent man. — Read on http://www.laprogressive.com/
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