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Forensics: A total mess. Queensland DNA lab to be ‘rebuilt from ground up’ after damning report, government says
Samples to be retested and double jeopardy laws potentially reformed so serious crimes can be re-prosecuted after 123 recommendations accepted — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/dec/15/queensland-dna-lab-to-be-rebuilt-from-ground-up-after-damning-report-government-says
Forensics: This is unfortunate. Idaho murders: Forensic expert slams Kaylee Goncalves’ dad for comparing her injuries to other victims’ wounds
Forensic expert slammed Steve Goncalves, Kaylee Goncalves’ father, saying ‘It’s very disrespectful to these other victims and for their families’ — Read on meaww.com/forensic-expert-slams-kaylee-goncalves-dad-who-compared-her-injuries-to-other-victims
Posted in AAFS, Crime, expert testimony
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Forensics: Disaster. Fire in Brooklyn Today Destroys NYPD Evidence Warehouse in Red Hook
The fire at 700 Columbia St in Brooklyn today destroyed an NYPD warehouse in Red Hook. Here’s what we know so far about the damage and injuries. — Read on http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/watch-live-smoke-billows-over-brooklyn-as-fire-rages-off-water/3994327/
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Flawed Forensics: Feds weigh in on bite mark analysis as several cases get new look
Flawed Forensics: Feds weigh in on bite mark analysis as several cases get new look — Read on http://www.fox19.com/video/2022/12/12/flawed-forensics-feds-weigh-bite-mark-analysis-several-cases-get-new-look/
Forensics: DNA database mistake leads to Portland murder suspect
DNA from a bullet casing recovered from a homicide scene matched a DNA profile that had been mistakenly entered into the database — Read on http://www.police1.com/investigations/articles/dna-database-mistake-leads-to-portland-murder-suspect-XVMEh8nDSyt3lGAE/
Posted in AAFS, Crime, criminal justice, DNA profiling, US Crime labs
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Forensics: 15,000 Missing Persons in Ukraine. A Ukrainian woman’s harrowing quest to find her family
Nina Melenets buries her son more than seven months after she says he was killed by shelling in their village in eastern Ukraine. — Read on http://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-12/a-ukrainian-woman-s-harrowing-quest-to-find-her-family/101757840
Forensics: What Fingerprints Tell Us About Jerusalem’s Ancient Artisans
In an unusual collaboration, archaeologists in Israel are working with police to analyze prints left on fifth- or sixth-century pottery shards — Read on http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-fingerprints-tell-us-about-jerusalems-ancient-artisans-180981238/
Forensics: Houston crime lab workers fired: DNA Mavens founders operated side company while employed at Forensic Science Center
Four analysts at Houston Forensic Science Center were fired for starting their own consulting company in forensic biology, officials said. — Read on abc13.com/houston-forensic-science-center-employees-fired-dna-mavens-analysts/12550420/
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Forensics: Crypto theft. FTX hires forensics team to find customers’ missing billions
A team of forensic financial experts has been hired by bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX to try to find the billions of dollars worth of missing customer funds. — Read on cointelegraph.com/news/ftx-hires-forensics-team-to-find-lost-customers-billions-report
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