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

Forensics: Blood in soil. Kristin Smart Murder Trial: Forensic DNA consultant resumes testimony, calls prosecution’s witness into question

Posted on September 26, 2022 by csidds

Thursday’s proceedings resumed with testimony from the defense’s second witness: Elizabeth Johnson, a forensic DNA consultant working through a private practice. — Read on mustangnews.net/kristin-smart-murder-trial-forensic-dna-consultant-resumes-testimony-calls-prosecutions-witness-into-question/

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Oklahoma Lawmaker Calls for Investigation of Prosecutors Who Convicted Richard Glossip

Posted on September 24, 2022 by csidds

Richard Glossip faces a December execution date as Oklahoma lawmakers call attention to new evidence of prosecutorial misconduct in his case. — Read on theintercept.com/2022/09/23/richard-glossip-execution-investigation/

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Forensics: #NamUS Bill could make it easier to locate missing people across the U.S.

Posted on September 24, 2022 by csidds

There are more than 22,000 people missing in the U.S. More than 600 of those people were reported missing in East Tennessee. — Read on http://www.wbir.com/article/news/crime/trace-act-could-universalize-how-missing-person-information-is-entered-into-namus/51-795be65e-0573-46c9-a0cc-5dde761c1fa8

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Forensics: Expanding doubt, Massachusetts crime lab scandal may involve even more wrongdoing

Posted on September 23, 2022 by csidds

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

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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.’

Posted on September 23, 2022 by csidds

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/

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Forensics: Kudos to Amy at NamUS!! Governor signs NamUS bill into law

Posted on September 21, 2022 by csidds

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/

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Forensics: Brand new Crime lab mistakes man’s Tums for cocaine; Audit underway

Posted on September 21, 2022 by csidds

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/

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Criminal law: Asylum-seeker takes her own life, New York City mayor says

Posted on September 20, 2022 by csidds

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

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Forensics: ‘The numbers kept going’: the forensic office identifying human remains at the border | Mexico |

Posted on September 19, 2022 by csidds

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

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Forensics: Horror of the Ukraine war: Izium bodies show signs of torture and execution | Europe | News and current affairs from around the continent

Posted on September 19, 2022 by csidds

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

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