Category Archives: AAFS

Forensics: Bitemark fakery was acceptable? Prosecutors ask state’s highest court to reinstate death row inmate Jimmie Duncan’s conviction

Posted on September 2, 2025 by csidds

Duncan’s 1998 conviction was vacated in April after a judge found it was based in part on discredited science, but prosecutors are fighting his release. — Read on veritenews.org/2025/09/01/jimmie-duncan-death-row-bail-state-supreme-court/

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Forensics: The scam of body donations “for research.” Big bucks $$$.

Posted on August 31, 2025 by csidds

http://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce83r56xwj7o

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Forensics: Human and ethical factors seen in police crime lab toxicology failures

Posted on August 23, 2025 by csidds

I’d like to recommend you this book: “Errors in toxicology testing and the need for full discovery” by Aaron Olson. Sent via PocketBook Reader

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Forensics: Denver police crime lab triples number of cases under review in CBI scandal – Colorado Politics

Posted on August 23, 2025 by csidds

Denver police crime lab triples number of cases under review in CBI scandal – Colorado Politics — Read on http://www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/08/22/denver-police-crime-lab-triples-number-of-cases-under-review-in-cbi-scandal/

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Forensics: NYPD, prosecutorial misconduct court settlement payouts exceed $77 million, Legal Aid report says

Posted on August 19, 2025 by csidds

NEW YORK — City taxpayers shelled out more than $77 million to settle lawsuits alleging police and prosecutorial misconduct and overturned convictions through the first six months of the year, according to a new report by the Legal Aid Society. … Continue reading →

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Forensics: Protecting police homicides? When Death Investigations Go Wrong

Posted on August 16, 2025 by csidds

A growing body of data shows how outdated forensic methods and unreliable expert testimony distort justice. — Read on innocenceproject.org/news/when-death-investigations-go-wrong-new-research-reveals-the-risks-of-wrongful-conviction/

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Forensics: Worst of the worst. Total fraud. Rogue UIC lab misled courts in cannabis DUI cases | Injustice Watch

Posted on August 14, 2025 by csidds

A scandal at the University of Illinois Chicago forensics lab reveals a lack of oversight of Illinois crime labs. — Read on http://www.injusticewatch.org/project/forensic-failures/2025/uic-forensics-lab-cannabis-dui-scandal/

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Forensics: Trumps attack on science in last six months.

Posted on July 30, 2025 by csidds

https://www.cancertherapyadvisor.com/news/trump-admins-attacks-on-science/

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Forensics: Police custody deaths under independent review.

Posted on July 21, 2025 by csidds

87 restraint Police custody deaths from Maryland Medical Examiner office investigated for coverup https://open.substack.com/pub/radleybalko/p/new-study-state-medical-examiners?r=j5102&utm_medium=ios

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Forensics: Another “best guess” police method gets debunked. Matching bullets and cartridges.

Posted on July 12, 2025 by csidds
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