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Forensics: “Will take years.” Exhumations resume for DNA to ID Tulsa Race Massacre victims
The process of re-exhuming of some of the 19 bodies exhumed a year ago for testing in an effort to identify victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre , then reburied in an Oklahoma cemetery, began Wednesday to gather more … Continue reading
Forensics: Missing in New Mexico Conference makes promises to families of the missing. #NamUS
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Forensics: Clueless Acting head of Queensland forensics lab says she had no experience in DNA profiling, did not understand ‘urgent’ police concerns – ABC News
Lara Keller tells an inquiry into forensic DNA testing in Queensland that although she is a scientist by background, she had no experience in DNA profiling. — Read on http://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-24/queensland-dna-inquiry-forensics-lab-lara-keller/101569902
Forensics: “Computerized guesses “ ‘Mass Surveillance’: Police Are Using DNA to Create Digital Images of Suspects That Haven’t Been Identified
A Canadian police department has received backlash after creating a computerized image of a suspect they’ve never seen with DNA phenotyping. DNA phenotyping predicts physical […] — Read on news.yahoo.com/mass-surveillance-police-using-dna-192540060.html
Forensics: Naming the unknown: How First Nations are identifying the children buried in unmarked graves
Historical documents hold the clues, but finding the identities of missing children is grueling detective work. — Read on globalnews.ca/news/9216470/residential-school-ungraved-graves-canada/
Forensics: Only 72% of exonerated are compensated. Will Adnan Syed be compensated for his time in prison?
After being exonerated and leaving prison, another battle often begins: Getting paid for lost time. Some people receive millions, others get nothing. — Read on http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/10/23/adnan-syed-exoneration-compensation/10528473002/
#NamUS expansion bill. Gabby Petito’s family speaks with Eyewitness News about federal bill to help find missing people
For the last year, the family of Gabby Petito has stayed out of the media spotlight. — Read on abc7ny.com/gabby-petito-missing-person-family/12357599/
“Untrue Forensics”: Junk science tilts justice against those charged with crimes
More than 3,200 Americans have been wrongfully convicted in recent decades, more than half of them because forensic science has been misapplied, or worse, the evidence is false. — Read on http://www.hubcityspokes.com/state-features-documents/mcir-junk-science-tilts-justice-against-those-charged-crimes-6352dadce9434
Forensics: Showing some cognitive bias in Civil War reenactors. They Kicked Us Out For This! – YouTube
They Kicked Us Out For This! – YouTube — Read on http://www.youtube.com/embed/Ze5R4FEy-9I
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