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

Forensics: # NamUS needs funding! Families concern for Missing in Colorado plan Event for August 13, 2022

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will host the Missing in Colorado event at the Lowry Conference Center (1061 Akron Way, Bldg. 697, Denver, CO), — Read on arkvalleyvoice.com/missing-in-colorado-event-slated-for-august-13-2022/

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Forensics: More junk toxicology testing affects many criminal cases. Texas Forensics Lab Loses Its License After Probe

The Texas For Sci Commission at work. A Texas laboratory is facing questions with regulators about its work in a sexual assault case out of Pennsylvania. — Read on http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/texas-labs-license-suspended-after-probe-into-pennsylvania-sex-assault-case/3039629/

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Forensics: Bitemark junk science will send a man to his execution on Aug 17. A New Book Exposes Junk Science.

On Wednesday in Austin, the head of the Texas Forensic Science Commission will interview the author of the latest forensic-science takedown. — Read on http://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/book-junk-science-wrongful-convictions-hero-texan/

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Forensics: Shaken-Baby Cases Rely on ‘Junk Science,’ New Jersey Judge Says

The pediatric neurosurgeon who first popularized shaken-baby syndrome has doubts about how it is used in courtrooms today. — Read on reason.com/2022/08/01/a-judge-says-shaken-baby-cases-rely-on-junk-science/

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Forerensicd: Body of man tortured by Russians found in Bucha district police

VALENTYNA ROMANENKO – SUNDAY, 31 JULY 2022, 14:19 The body of a civilian tortured by aggressors was found in the Bucha district of Kyiv Oblast. Source: Kyiv Oblast police Quote from Andriy Niebytov, Chief of Kyiv Oblast Police: “The body … Continue reading

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Forenscs: #NamUS need funding for this. Two California cold case homicides from 1980s solved with advances in DNA technology

A suspect in two cold case homicides from 1987 and 1989 in Orange County, California, was identified this week due to advances in DNA technology. — Read on http://www.foxnews.com/us/two-california-cold-case-homicides-1980s-solved-advances-dna-technology

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Forensics: Why DNA testing rape kits work. Mystery murders of women found strangled to death with bitemarks on their arms ‘solved’ after crucial clue emerged

A 76-YEAR-old man has been arrested decades after two women were found strangled to death and suffering from bite marks.James Ray Gary was arrested la — Read on http://www.thesun.co.uk/news/19317513/james-ray-gary-murders-california-mystery/

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Forensics: Unadulterated Anti-vaccinator BS. Letter to the editor: What junk science has wrought

“Vaccine leak Covid.” When you get your medical advice from Bill Gates, Big Bird and Anthony Fauci, be prepared to suffer the consequences. Unfortunately, about a third of the U.S. population swallowed every bit of propaganda coming out of the … Continue reading

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Forensics: Exonerations in Central Park Five case don’t prompt apology from Trump, who called for teens’ deaths

Thanks to the 2019 release of the Netflix drama series When They See Us, many already know the story of the Central Park Five. The name refers to five Black and Latino men wrongfully convicted (when they were still children) … Continue reading

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Forensics: The untrue and pseudoscience of bitemark matching infects India’s dental literature

Reading this drivel gives me a headache. They claim its as good as DNA using scrape marks on skin as one of a kind evidence. They cite some of my work as supporting their claims. Utterly delusional. ompj.org/files/ompj 13 2 … Continue reading

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