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Forensics: Looking for more victims as Gilgo investigators upload missing teen’s profile into NamUS
Update: A spokesperson for the NYS Police said the inquiry was not associated with the Gilgo Beach investigation. NEW YORK (PIX11) – Investigators with the Gilgo Beach Homicide Investigation Task Force added the profile of Judith Ramona Veloz, a Bronx … Continue reading
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Forensics: Opposing the recent SEA bitemarkers post, bitemark analysis lacks scientific research
a recent study has demonstrated that its use is not backed by scientific research and can lead to wrongful convictions — Read on us.dental-tribune.com/news/forensic-bitemark-analysis-lacks-scientific-research-can-lead-to-wrongful-convictions/
Forensics: These guys never quit. Dont forget they dissect out the bitemark. All you need to know about the Photography, Swabbing Method, Casting and Impression Method and Lifting Method
Collection of bite marks in forensic odontology 1. Photography 2. Swabbing Method 3. Casting and Impression Method 4. Lifting Method — Read on http://www.itsforensic.com/2023/07/collection-of-bite-marks-all-you-need.html
Forensics: The Korean War veterans who never came home
An intractable impasse between the U.S. and North Korea has stymied once-promising efforts to recover the remains of 5,200 troops lost during the Korean War. — Read on http://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/07/26/korean-war-repatriated-remains/
NamUS cases. 13 sets of human remains found in Knox County, TN still unidentified
With some dating back as far as the 1980s, a total of 13 unidentified remains cases in Knox County are still still unsolved. — Read on http://www.wate.com/news/lonely-bones/13-sets-of-human-remains-still-unidentified-in-knox-county/
Forensics: Missing girl walks into Montana police station four years after disappearing
A teenage girl who went missing in Arizona four years ago suddenly showed up at a Montana police station near the Canadian border. — Read on http://www.montanarightnow.com/content/tncms/live/
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Forensics: 306 days for a rape kit. Houston Police Officers’ Union calling for resignation of Forensic Science Center President
The Houston Police Officers Union is pushing to have the leader of the Forensic Science Center removed due to a backlog in testing evidence. — Read on http://www.fox26houston.com/news/houston-police-officers-union-calling-for-resignation-of-forensic-science-center-president
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Forensics: Henry Lee denies fabricating evidence in New Milford murder case
Connecticut forensic scientist Henry Lee denies he fabricated evidence in a 1985 New Milford murder case that sent two men to prison for decades. — Read on http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/henry-lee-shawn-henning-ralph-birch-evidence-18257395.php
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Cold Case Breakthrough as Retired Pastor Charged With Girl’s 1975 Murder
David Zandstra, 83, of Marietta, Georgia, has been arrested in the disappearance and killing of 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington. — Read on http://www.newsweek.com/cold-case-breakthrough-retired-pastor-charged-girls-1975-murder-1815058
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