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Pending law to correct wrongful convictions could depend on Missouri attorney general • Missouri
This new law supported by an amicus brief of notable list of ex-judges who realize false convictions exist. The Missouri Attorney General’s Office has opposed calls for relief in nearly every wrongful conviction case since 2000. — Read on missouriindependent.com/2021/06/01/pending-law-to-correct-wrongful-convictions-could-depend-on-missouri-attorney-general/
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Forensics: New Fire Evidence and biased fire report Could Exonerate Man In 1999 Virginia Fire That Killed His Son
New evidence the Virginia Attorney General’s Office has characterized as compelling could prove that a fatal Augusta County fire did not happen the way a jury was told it did more than two decades ago. Ledford is asking the Virginia … Continue reading
Forensics: Digital forensics experts prone to bias, study shows | Forensic science | Dror and Sunde tested 53 computer techs
This type of bias is commonly seen in other forensic examinations. Participants found more or less evidence on hard drive depending on what contextual information they had — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/may/31/digital-forensics-experts-prone-to-bias-study-shows
Forensics: Where are the bodies of those killed in the Tulsa race massacre? – The Washington Post
Where are the bodies of those killed in the Tulsa race massacre? – The Washington Post — Read on http://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/the-tulsa-race-massacre-is-finally-becoming-known-but-where-are-the-bodies/2021/05/28/6080652a-bcbd-11eb-9c90-731aff7d9a0d_story.html?outputType=amp
Forensics: Emma Faulds murder: How forensic experts traced soil in the tread of muddy boot to catch killer
Emma Faulds murder: How forensic experts traced soil in the tread of muddy boot to catch killer – The Sunday Post — Read on http://www.sundaypost.com/fp/emma-faulds-murder-soil-forensic/
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Forensics: Error at NYPD lab that went unchecked for 5 years warrants probe
Police say “no harm no foul.” Defense say false drug testing needs an audit. Terri Rosenblatt, the supervising attorney of the New York Legal Aid Society’s DNA unit, said in a statement that they looking closely at the error. — … Continue reading
Forensics: Remains of 215 children found at former indigenous school site in Canada
The remains of 215 children, some as young as three years old, were found at the site of a former residential school for indigenous children. — Read on http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9630875/Remains-215-children-former-indigenous-school-site-Canada.html
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Forensics: Indiana University Repatriates 700+ Native American Remains To Angel Mounds | news – Indiana Public Media
Indiana Public Media is your source for news and information, music, arts and community events from WFIU Public Radio and WTIU Public Television — Read on indianapublicmedia.org/news/indiana-university-repatriates-700+-native-american-remains-to-angel-mounds.php
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Forensics: Tulsa massacre: The search for victims, 100 years on – BBC News
Great look at the context of the Tulsa race massacre from a Black bio anthro. Awesome. Decades after white mobs razed an affluent black neighbourhood the search for bodies goes on. — Read on http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57244863.amp
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