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Forensics: More Bitemark BS From the Indian Subcontinent. Also Includes Other Dental Junk Methods.
Welcome to the world of pseudo-forensics. The entire body of the Indian forensic dental community is a circle of self affirming statements praising their skills. The entire 72 pages of this literature review has no citations. Its references are skewed … Continue reading
Junk forensics kills. Killer mistakes: Why are exonerations so difficult on death row?
The fact that there are so many roadblocks erected to prevent success in freeing falsely convicted inmates from death row, and that it takes so long to bring about an exoneration, is truly scandalous. — Read on thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/4831550-death-row-exoneration/
Forensics: Typical whitewash of junk bitemarker myth. In PubMed! They now buddy up with DNA. Integration of Bite Mark Microbiome Analysis with Forensic DNA Profiling: Advancements, Challenges, and Synergistic Approaches – PubMed
Bite mark analysis plays a pivotal role in forensic investigations, by helping to identify suspects and establish links between individuals and crime scenes. However, traditional bite mark methodologies face significant challenges due to issues with reliability and subjectivity. Recent advances … Continue reading
Forensics: Yet the #AAFS still endorses the org that personally attacked Dr. Mary Bush. Tools of dental professor’s bitemark research included in Smithsonian exhibition
Tools of dental professor’s bitemark research included in Smithsonian exhibition – University at Buffalo — Read on http://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2024/06/Mary-Bush-bitemark-research-Smithsonian.html
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Forensics: Tell the Bitemark ABFO one “study” does not define a “science.” Three Genuine Tells of Junk Science | Evolution News
This comes to us hard on the heels of philosopher Massimo Pigliucci’s effort to identify “pseudoscience.” — Read on evolutionnews.org/2024/07/three-genuine-tells-of-junk-science/
Forensics: How forensic dentists ruin innocent lives
I have co-existed with these dentists for decades. Some are sincere and thoughtful. Others are raging egotists. None are trained as a “scientist .” The outrageous cases like McCrory’s (see the link below) over the last 2 decades have led … Continue reading
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Forensics: Wrap this up and show to all the bitemarkers lecturing at the #AAFS mtg next month. AI discovers that not every fingerprint is unique. EurekAlert!
AI discovers that not every fingerprint is un | EurekAlert! — Read on http://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1030475
Forensics: Only “New Evidence” Allows $$$. Lieing cops and DAs don’t count. Why is Michigan Failing to Compensate the Wrongly Convicted? — ProPublica
The state can provide the wrongfully convicted compensation of $50,000 for each year of incarceration, but the law’s narrow criteria and confusion over eligibility leave former prisoners facing another system that seems stacked against them. — Read on http://www.propublica.org/article/why-michigan-failing-compensate-wrongly-convicted-despite-law
Forensics: Tell this to all the Indian academic bitemarkers and lip print gurus. A need to define forensic expertise- The New Indian Express
In France, experts are often selected by judges from lists published by the courts. — Read on http://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2024/jan/03/a-need-to-define-forensic-expertise-2647232.html
Forensics: Perpetuating pseudoscience. Old-School Hair Analysis Is Junk Science. But It Still Keeps People Behind Bars
The technique, developed before DNA testing, can’t definitively tie suspects to crime scenes.Try explaining that to juries — or some judges. — Read on scheerpost.com/2023/12/30/old-school-hair-analysis-is-junk-science-but-it-still-keeps-people-behind-bars/
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