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Forensics: Ireland. Forensic experts to be paid €4.5m as mother and baby home excavation enters second phase
The bodies of 796 infants are believed to be buried on the site — Read on http://www.westernpeople.ie/forensic-experts-to-be-paid-4-5m-as-mother-and-baby-home-excavation-enters-second-phase_arid-83656.html
Forensics: Junk forensics. Hair. Hawaii man fights 34-year-old rape conviction based on debunked forensics
A bombshell 2009 report suggested widespread errors in the FBI’s crime labs in the late 1980s and early 1990s, leading to convictions over potentially scientifically unsound evidence. — Read on http://www.courthousenews.com/hawaii-man-fights-34-year-old-rape-conviction-based-on-debunked-forensics/
Forensics: 657,000 cohort study throws shade on RFK’s “medical” wisdom.
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Forensics: Centuries old. No studies exist for support. Medical Examiners Warn That Controversial Lung Float Test Could Be Dangerous
An exam meant to determine whether a baby was born dead or alive is of ‘questionable value’ — Read on http://www.medpagetoday.com/obgyn/pregnancy/119243
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Forensics: Fraud. Former CBI forensic scientist accused of mishandling evidence to be arraigned
Woods spent nearly 30 years with CBI and she’s facing more than 100 felony charges tied to the alleged mishandling of DNA evidence, potentially impacting more than 1,000 cases. — Read on http://www.denver7.com/news/crime/former-cbi-forensic-scientist-accused-of-alleged-mishandling-of-dna-evidence-set-to-be-arraigned-tuesday
Forensics: Experts go out on the limb and wobble. Weird Science: The strangest expert witnesses of 2025 | Court TV
Dog bites, drip stains, and flaming pants—Court TV spotlights the weirdest expert witness moments of 2025. — Read on http://www.courttv.com/news/weird-science-the-strangest-expert-witnesses-of-2025/
Forensics: Thoracic Multiple-Gunshot Suicide in a Homicide-Suicide Incident: An Unusual Case – PubMed
BACKGROUND Suicide involving multiple gunshot wounds is rare, representing a small subset of firearm-related suicides, and presents significant challenges in distinguishing it from homicide. This difficulty is amplified in homicide-suicide scenarios, where accurate classification has major medico-le … — Read … Continue reading
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Forensics: Parents can refuse an autopsy in the NL. Dutch forensic doctors miss fatal child abuse in up to 10 cases a year | NL Times
Dutch forensic doctors fail to detect fatal child abuse in an estimated five to 10 cases each year, sometimes issuing death certificates for natural causes even though children died from violence, according to the national Forensic Medical Research and Expertise … Continue reading
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Forensics: Use of error ridden facial ID tech. For People of Color, Citizenship Offers No Protection Against ICE’s Techno Terrorism
Biometric scanners are being used by ICE to target people of color, violating their rights. Learn how these technologies are being misused in Trump’s America. — Read on http://www.commondreams.org/opinion/ice-technology-racism
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Forensics: Desktop rapid DNA. How CT forensics lab played role in Brown shooting investigation
Connecticut’s forensic lab examined ballistics and lifted a DNA profile from spent shell casings in the Brown University shooting. — Read on http://www.greenwichtime.com/connecticut/article/brown-university-shooting-ct-lab-dna-21252275.php
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