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Forensics: The queen of crime-solving | Forensic science
The long read: Forensic scientist Angela Gallop has helped to crack many of the UK’s most notorious murder cases. But today she fears the whole field – and justice itself – is at risk — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/mar/24/queen-of-crime-solving-angela-gallop-forensic-science
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Forensics: Cyber war. Russian Government Employees Charged in Hacking Campaigns — FBI
Four Russian nationals who worked for the Russian government were charged in connection with cyber intrusions that targeted the global energy sector between 2012 and 2018. — Read on http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/russian-government-employees-charged-in-hacking-campaigns-032421
Forensics: This jerk Alabama AG was a favorite DA of the #AAFS bitemarkers. Now he’s a Trumper.
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Forensicsy Mubai Report Nails Youth Who Bit Minor Girl
Bitemarkism alive and well in the subcontinent. A special POCSO court that convicted and sentenced a 22-year-old youth to three years’ rigorous imprisonment for sexually harassing a 17-year-old gir — Read on timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/odontologists-report-nails-youth-who-bit-minor-girl/articleshow/90384750.cms
Forensic DNA: When the Question is Not Who, But How
Examining courtroom testimony using the framework of Evett et al’s hierarchy for propositions. — Read on promega.foleon.com/theishireport/the-ishi-report-february-2022/when-the-question-is-not-who-but-how/
Forensics: and police in the same building. Critics Say Broward County’s New Forensic Science Center Is a Conflict of Interest
Critics say housing the Broward County Sheriff’s Office Crime Laboratory and the Broward County Office of Medical Examiner and Trauma Services in the planned Broward County Forensic Science Center could lead to conflicts of interest — particularly when investigations involve deaths … Continue reading
Forensics: Geneaology DNA evidence leads investigators to suspect in 30-year-old cold case
Nona Stamey Cobb was found dead in North Carolina on July 7, 1992. — Read on http://www.wdsu.com/article/dna-evidence-leads-north-carolina-investigators-suspect-30-year-old-cold-case/39468491
Forensics: Dowsing for dollars. Can “Witching” Find Bodies? Police Training Alarms Experts. | The Marshall Project
At the National Forensic Academy, crime scene investigators learn to dowse for the dead, though it’s not backed by science. — Read on http://www.themarshallproject.org/2022/03/17/witching-dowsing-buried-bodies-police
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Forensics: How Genealogical DNA works.
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