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Forensics: Abuse and murder. Multiple men ‘drugged and raped’ at Epstein’s secretive New Mexico ranch | The Independent
Local survivors have come forward for the first time as New Mexico presses on with its reopened investigation into the isolated Sante Fe property — Read on http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/jeffrey-epstein-zorro-ranch-new-mexico-b2966231.html
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Forensics: Faked DNA. Legislation hoped to clear up the Missy Woods scandal. Defense attorneys are now overwhelmed with cases
When the police crime lab cooks their forensic results, the Defense Bar has to fix the fallout. A bill passed last year helped give defendants who were potentially impacted by misconduct more rights but also created some challenges. — Read … Continue reading
Forensics: Evidence. ChatGPT Confessed to a Crime It Couldn’t Possibly Commit
A renown criminologist’s experiment with ChatGPT demonstrates the destructive power of police to elicit false confessions. — Read on theintercept.com/2026/04/23/chatgpt-ai-false-confession-interrogation-crime/
Forensics: The Shaken Baby Curse. Man sentenced to prison 26 years ago in infant’s death has case dismissed
A Denver man serving a life sentence after being convicted of killing a 4-month-old baby had his case dismissed on Tuesday due to new evidence that concluded the infant died of severe lung disease. — Read on http://www.denver7.com/news/front-range/denver/denver-man-sentenced-to-prison-26-years-ago-in-death-of-4-month-old-has-conviction-erased
Posted in AAFS, Bad Forensic Science, Civil rights, costs of wrongful convictions, Crime lab scandal, death penalty, forensic evidence exaggeration, forensic fraud, forensic pathology, Forensic Science, forensic science misconduct, junk forensic science, Shaken Baby Syndrome myth, wrongful convictions
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Forensics: South Africa. Still using hair analysis? New lab not enough: Union urges more forensic experts amid 13,000 case backlog
This US FBI method has been debunked 10 years ago. Thousand of false convictions were affected. KZN police face 13,000+ forensic case backlog as union urges clear timelines; new Mayville lab aims to speed up investigations. — Read on http://www.ecr.co.za/news/news/union-urges-forensic-experts-amid-13000-case-backlog/
Forensics: Prosecutor Misconduct. Penis costume protester prevails in court.
Alabama officers said the woman’s costume created a public safety threat and arrested her at an October “No Kings” rally. — Read on http://www.courthousenews.com/penis-costume-protester-prevails-in-court/
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: 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
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
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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