Category Archives: Crime lab scandal

Forensics: Louisiana death row prisoner freed after bite mark evidence deemed ‘scientifically indefensible’

Justice Cade Cole wrote on behalf of the seven-member court that new evidence presented by Duncan’s legal team left no doubt that his conviction should be overturned. — Read on lailluminator.com/2026/06/30/louisiana-bite-mark/

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Forensics: JonBenet Ramsey’s Dad Weighs In on DNA Testing After Yvonne Woods Pleads Guilty to Manipulating Data

JonBenét Ramsey’s loved ones are still looking for answers nearly 30 years after she was murdered in her family’s home in Boulder, Colorado, in December 1996. As the case still remains unsolved, Ramse… — Read on http://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/jonbenet-ramsey-dad-weighs-dna-182040970.html

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Forensics: Judge Says Crime Lab ‘Recklessly’ Violated Court Order In Murder Trial Of Accused Romeo Nance Accomplice

A Will County Judge on Wednesday ruled Will County prosecutors had ignored her order for an expert to be present for DNA testing. — Read on patch.com/illinois/joliet/judge-says-crime-lab-recklessly-violated-court-order-murder-trial-accused-romeo

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Forensics: Fraud and lies. Former Colorado analyst pleads guilty in DNA testing scandal

GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — A former forensic analyst with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation pleaded guilty Tuesday to four felony counts stemming from accusations that she manipulated and omitted data to speed up the DNA testing process, calling into question … Continue reading

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Forensics: Lost DNA coverup. Junk forensics. Mississippi Today fights for access to court records about missing evidence in rape, manslaughter case

An RCFP attorney is representing Mississippi Today in its fight for public access to the judicial records. — Read on http://www.rcfp.org/litigation/brown-v-mississippi/

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Forensics: Illinois has 600 exonerations since 1989. Senate approves landmark Sims measure to raise compensation for exonerees

  SPRINGFIELD — People who have been exonerated in Illinois would have a clearer path to financial stability and support under a landmark measure led by State Senator Elgie R. Sims, Jr. that has passed the… — Read on http://www.illinoissenatedemocrats.com/caucus-news/42-senator-elgie-r-sims-jr-news/6982-senate-approves-landmark-sims-measure-to-raise-compensation-for-exonerees

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Forensics: Law. Executions and ruined lives. How forensic failure in the courtroom costs lives

How forensic failure in the courtroom costs lives — Read on thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/5897955-wrongful-convictions-junk-science/amp/

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Forensics: A Dorito bag mistaken for a gun. How AI can lead to false arrests and wrongful convictions

Danger arises when law enforcement believes that AI models are retrieving certainties rather than generating likelihoods. — Read on theconversation.com/how-ai-can-lead-to-false-arrests-and-wrongful-convictions-281102

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Forensics: Jimmie Duncan’s wrongful conviction used junk forensics experts. “The Cadaver King and and The Country Dentist.”

Great book on Amazon. Here’s a YT look at the case. youtu.be/PIT_kFtCZ7E

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Forensics: Junk Medicine. Advocates Bash ‘Junk Science’ As Appeals Court Blocks Abortion Pill by Mail

Viagra as a death rate 10x greater. The fight over the use and distribution of the pill mifepristone has seeped into various courts around the country. — Read on http://www.newsweek.com/appeals-court-blocks-mifepristone-abortion-pill-mail-11905332

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