Category Archives: Bitemarks

Forensics: Opposing the recent SEA bitemarkers post, bitemark analysis lacks scientific research

a recent study has demonstrated that its use is not backed by scientific research and can lead to wrongful convictions — Read on us.dental-tribune.com/news/forensic-bitemark-analysis-lacks-scientific-research-can-lead-to-wrongful-convictions/

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Forensics: These guys never quit. Dont forget they dissect out the bitemark. All you need to know about the Photography, Swabbing Method, Casting and Impression Method and Lifting Method

Collection of bite marks in forensic odontology 1. Photography 2. Swabbing Method 3. Casting and Impression Method 4. Lifting Method — Read on http://www.itsforensic.com/2023/07/collection-of-bite-marks-all-you-need.html

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Forensics: Hard data supports this. The #AAFS ignores it. Bitemark evidence can send wrong person to prison, death row, UB professor says – University at Buffalo

Mary Bush can speak to the media on the validity of bite mark analysis as evidence in criminal investigations, and on methods to identify victims using dental records and DNA evidence. — Read on http://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2023/07/bitemark-evidence-mary-bush.html

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Forensics: Appellate Judge not happy about reviewing junk dentist trial testimony. Bite mark evidence disputed yet again

WARREN — The bite mark evidence presented during the 1986 trial of Danny Lee Hill was again disputed by the convicted murderer’s legal counsel during a hear — Read on http://www.tribtoday.com/news/local-news/2023/07/bite-mark-evidence-disputed-yet-again/

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Forensics: Article collection: Forensic Odontology and Bite Mark Analysis: Understanding the Debate

The ABFO contribution to this impressive collection is a non-starter. Nothing about having empirical proofs to support what they do. This is all they can do? Browse articles from the collection: Forensic Odontology and Bite Mark Analysis: Understanding the Debate … Continue reading

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‘Flawed’ bitemark evidence in court could lead to wrongful convictions, even death sentences – Study Finds – @The_AAFS

The American Academy of Forensics Sciences should pay attention and remove these dentists’ accreditation. According to the findings, bitemarks on skin do not transfer accurately, and even minor distortions could potentially match a large number of individuals. — Read on … Continue reading

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Forensics: Journal of the California Dental Association. “Bitemark evidence has led to wrongful convictions and death sentences.”

“We find bitemark transfer to skin is not reliable.” https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19424396.2023.2191391 — Read on http://www.inforney.com/content/tncms/live/

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Forensics: looking at liars and thieves within our midst.

Forensics: Looking at junk bitemark believers through the lens of Pseudoarchaeology . My Arch prof @AndrewKinkella collates the similarities point by point. It boils down to lies, science denials and undercutting critics.

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Forensics: The Death Row Case of Ray Krone, the Beginning of the End of Bite Mark Evidence in the United States

Full article: The Death Row Case of Ray Krone, the Beginning of the End of Bite Mark Evidence in the United States — Read on http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19424396.2023.2210330

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Forensics: Bitemarkers Beware. The Good and Bad Legacies of Forensic Odontology

Open Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/19424396.2023.2210331

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