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

Forensics: Digital. Bryan Kohberger created a digital blackout during his brutal murders. FBI agent reveals how he turned it against the Idaho killer.

EXCLUSIVE: Despite Bryan Kohberger leaving behind his DNA at the crime scene in 2022, the digital footprint of a man who slaughtered four University of Idaho students was severely lacking. Now, for the first time, an FBI agent talks about … Continue reading →

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Forensics: Medicine. Tribal and Rural Healthcare at Risk in Oklahoma Gov. Stitt’s Attack on Medicaid

Tribal and Rural Healthcare at Risk in Oklahoma Gov. Stitt’s Attack on Medicaid – Native News Online — Read on nativenewsonline.net/opinion/tribal-and-rural-healthcare-at-risk-in-oklahoma-gov-stitts-attack-on-medicaid/

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Forensics: Junk bitemark cases from my past. All from LA and Missisippi. Documentary exposes junk science that sent man to death row.

BATON ROUGE – In 1998, Jimmie “Chris” Duncan was convicted of first-degree murder in the bathtub drowning of 23-month-old Haley Oliveaux and sent to death row at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. — Read on http://www.stmarynow.com/state/documentary-exposes-junk-science-sent-man-death-row

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Forensics: Using the wrong execution meds saved his life. Richard Glossip’s Road Map to Nowhere | Yale Law Journal

While the Supreme Court’s 2025 decision in Glossip v. Oklahoma was heralded as a victory for the defense, this Essay argues that the case is actually a road… — Read on yalelawjournal.org/essay/glossips-road-map-to-nowhere1

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Forensics: Crime. Armed Off-Duty Cop Tried to Incite Violence at High School ICE Protest

The armed and masked off-duty Phoenix, Arizona, cop said he wanted to get kids at a high school ICE protest arrested. — Read on theintercept.com/2026/04/15/high-school-ice-protest-arizona-armed-cop/

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Forensics: Science. Replication is nearly impossible. The Ethics of Junk Science: It’s Time for a Reboot

Science is supposed to be self-correcting. That mechanism is broken. — Read on petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2026/04/15/the-ethics-of-junk-science-its-time-for-a-reboot/

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Forensics: Law. Key Trump lawyer who tried to overturn 2020 election permanently disbarred – Democracy Docket

The California Supreme Court permanently disbarred John Eastman — a key architect in President Donald Trump’s failed attempt to overturn the 2020 election — delivering one of the most consequential professional penalties yet for an election denier. — Read on … Continue reading →

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Forensics: Why Law Enforcement hates outside oversight of its forensic services. Error rates and unqualified examiners.

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Forensics: Law. Fired career DOJ prosecutor in Mich. abortion clinic case speaks out. Protected access to reproductive services.

Her firing came one day before Trump’s DOJ released a scathing take on Biden’s DOJ. — Read on http://www.aol.com/articles/fired-doj-prosecutor-mich-abortion-220145504.html

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Forensics: Junk Science. Jimmy Genrich’s 1993 Murder Charges Dismissed – Innocence Project

Mr. Genrich has spent 34 years wrongfully convicted of murder based on invalidated toolmark evidence, and now remains incarcerated on lesser charges due to a filing deadline technicality. — Read on innocenceproject.org/news/jimmy-genrichs-1993-murder-charges-dismissed/

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