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Forensics: Centuries old. No studies exist for support. Medical Examiners Warn That Controversial Lung Float Test Could Be Dangerous
An exam meant to determine whether a baby was born dead or alive is of ‘questionable value’ — Read on http://www.medpagetoday.com/obgyn/pregnancy/119243
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Forensics: Experts go out on the limb and wobble. Weird Science: The strangest expert witnesses of 2025 | Court TV
Dog bites, drip stains, and flaming pants—Court TV spotlights the weirdest expert witness moments of 2025. — Read on http://www.courttv.com/news/weird-science-the-strangest-expert-witnesses-of-2025/
Forensics: Law. A College Athlete Shot Seconds After Disarming a Gunman Secures $2M Settlement as the Cop’s Racist Texts Surface. Cop fired.
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Forensics: Law. Prison GEO corporation ($2.1B a year income) paying ICE detainees $1 a day want governmental-style immunity. Supreme Court Considers Private Prison Case
Supreme Court Considers Private Prison Case | Brennan Center for Justice — Read on http://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/supreme-court-considers-private-prison-case
Forensics: Thoracic Multiple-Gunshot Suicide in a Homicide-Suicide Incident: An Unusual Case – PubMed
BACKGROUND Suicide involving multiple gunshot wounds is rare, representing a small subset of firearm-related suicides, and presents significant challenges in distinguishing it from homicide. This difficulty is amplified in homicide-suicide scenarios, where accurate classification has major medico-le … — Read … Continue reading
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Forensics: Parents can refuse an autopsy in the NL. Dutch forensic doctors miss fatal child abuse in up to 10 cases a year | NL Times
Dutch forensic doctors fail to detect fatal child abuse in an estimated five to 10 cases each year, sometimes issuing death certificates for natural causes even though children died from violence, according to the national Forensic Medical Research and Expertise … Continue reading
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Forensics: More like murder than a civil revocation. Montana Revokes Dr. Thomas Weiner’s License, Citing Multiple Malpractice Cases — ProPublica
Oncologist Thomas C. Weiner will never practice medicine in Montana again after a decision by the state medical board. A 2024 ProPublica investigation detailed how Weiner had long been suspected of hurting patients. — Read on http://www.propublica.org/article/thomas-weiner-oncologist-montana-license-revoked
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Forensics: ICE Hires For- Profit Immigrant Bounty Hunters From Private Prison Company GEO Group
BI Incorporated, a subsidiary of for-profit prison company GEO Group, will help ICE pinpoint the locations of immigrants. — Read on theintercept.com/2025/12/19/ice-bounty-hunters-location-surveillance-geo-group/
FBI Seeking Other Possible Victims of Chicago Border Patrol Officer Charged For Serial Rape. Chicago News
The FBI’s Chicago field office on Wednesday said it is seeking to identify other potential victims of 44-year-old Luis Uribe, who stands accused of robbing and/or sexually assaulting at least four women in Schaumburg and Naperville throughout 2022. — Read … Continue reading
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Forensics: Visual exam may be negative. Study Proves MRIs Can Show Strangulation Evidence 12 Days Later
Study Proves MRIs Can Show Strangulation Evidence 12 Days Later — Read on http://www.forensicmag.com/3594-All-News/623208-Study-Proves-MRIs-Can-Show-Strangulation-Evidence-12-Days-Later/
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FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends 