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Forensics: Human and ethical factors seen in police crime lab toxicology failures
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
Forensics: Denver police crime lab triples number of cases under review in CBI scandal – Colorado Politics
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/
Forensics: NYPD, prosecutorial misconduct court settlement payouts exceed $77 million, Legal Aid report says
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
Forensics: Protecting police homicides? When Death Investigations Go Wrong
A growing body of data shows how outdated forensic methods and unreliable expert testimony distort justice.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/
Forensics: Worst of the worst. Total fraud. Rogue UIC lab misled courts in cannabis DUI cases | Injustice Watch
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/
Forensics: Police custody deaths under independent review.
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
Forensics: Another “best guess” police method gets debunked. Matching bullets and cartridges.
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John Grisham: Why is Jimmie “Chris” Duncan on LA death row
I helped develop the case against the faked bitemark evidence evidence used to convict Duncan. Jimmie Duncan was convicted in Louisiana almost solely on the wholly fabricated theories of two notorious forensic experts — pathologist Steven Hayne and odontologist Michael … Continue reading
Forensics: appeals court finds gun forensic method is not ‘scientifically valid’
Subjectivity in bullet casing matching method is not based on scientific proof. Bitemark opinions are no better. An Oregon appeals court found that the AFTE gun forensics method in cases involving shootings is not “scientifically valid” and could change how … Continue reading
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