Category Archives: Bite Marks

Forensics: The history of DAs supporting junk science. A look back in time.

Posted on November 3, 2022 by csidds

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Forensics: Bitemarks take another hit in 2022. Why Is Bad Science Allowed in the Courtroom? | Psychology Today

Posted on October 31, 2022 by csidds

A new report finds that a well-known forensic technique is unscientific. — Read on http://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-do-you-know/202210/why-is-bad-science-allowed-in-the-courtroom

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Forensics: From Egypt. CT scan used for bitemark comparison.

Posted on October 25, 2022 by csidds

http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Said-Elshama/publication/364359100_How_to_Apply_Virtual_Autopsy_in_Egypt/links/634faf4212cbac6a3ed841e9/How-to-Apply-Virtual-Autopsy-in-Egypt.pdf

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Forensics: I Told You So. Forensic Bitemark Analysis Not Supported by Sufficient Data, NIST Draft Review Finds | NIST

Posted on October 11, 2022 by csidds

NIST scientific foundation reviews address issues of accuracy, reliability and validity in forensic science. — Read on http://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/10/forensic-bitemark-analysis-not-supported-sufficient-data-nist-draft-review

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Forensics: California Legislation to End Wrongful Convictions Due to Faulty Expert Witness Testimony

Posted on October 7, 2022 by csidds

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bill 467. SB 467, the End Wrongful Convictions Act, amends the standards used for evaluating expert testimony and forensics in court post-conviction. This law will take … Continue reading →

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Forensics: Bitemarker co-founder Souviron recants 1985 testimony that convicted him. But judge doesn’t care the science didn’t hold up. 37 years later he’s still in an Alabama prison.

Posted on October 4, 2022 by csidds

Teeth marks convicted him, but the science didn’t hold up. 37 years later he’s still in an Alabama prison. – al.com — Read on http://www.al.com/news/2022/10/teeth-marks-convicted-him-but-the-science-didnt-hold-up-37-years-later-hes-still-in-an-alabama-prison.html

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Forensics: Ive never seen a bitemark like this. Obviously a fake. Armie Hammer Documentary Removes Bite Mark Pic, Viewers Think It’s A Tattoo

Posted on September 7, 2022 by csidds

Discovery+’s new series “House of Hammer” is removing an alleged image of a bite mark after viewers believed it was actually an image of a tattoo. — Read on http://www.tmz.com/2022/09/07/armie-hammer-docuseries-remove-bite-mark-tattoo-house-hammer/

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“Forensic gold that later became worthless junk.” Bitemarkers in Texas criminal court.

Posted on August 26, 2022 by csidds

http://www.texasobserver.org/junk-science-forensics-chris-fabricant/

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Forensics: Exploding the myth of CSI heroes who are really villains. How fake science corrupts criminal justice

Posted on August 19, 2022 by csidds

In 1992, Eddie Lee Howard, a poor black man, was accused of murdering an 84-year-old woman in Lowndes County, Mississippi. Howard had a solid alibi, and the state had no concrete evidence against him. In the original autopsy, the assigned … Continue reading →

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Forensics: “Bitemark testimony harmless error.” Texas Prepares to Execute Man Whose Conviction Relied on Discredited Forensics

Posted on August 16, 2022 by csidds

A death-row prisoner whose conviction prosecutors obtained with discredited forensic testimony is set to be executed in Texas on August 17, 2022.… — Read on deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/texas-prepares-to-execute-man-whose-conviction-relied-on-discredited-forensics

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