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John Grisham: Why is Jimmie “Chris” Duncan on LA death row
I helped develop the case against the faked bitemark evidence evidence used to convict Duncan. Jimmie Duncan was convicted in Louisiana almost solely on the wholly fabricated theories of two notorious forensic experts — pathologist Steven Hayne and odontologist Michael … Continue reading
Forensics: British CSI case. An elderly man frightened to death. Impressive team.
Posted in Crime, DNA profiling, facial recognition, police crime labs
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Forensics: French spousal rapist investigated for more sexual crimes.
Posted in Crime, DNA profiling, Forensic Science
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Forensics: Trumps descent into criminal justice hell in the US.
Forensics: Details of Trumps evisceration of criminal justice. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/project-2025s-plan-criminal-justice-under-trump
Forensics: “Back the Blue” got chumped again.
22 State AGs sue to protect forensic crime labs, police funding, disaster relief, and public services. https://ncdoj.gov/attorney-general-jeff-jackson-sues-to-block-freeze-on-federal-funds/
Posted in AAFS, Civil rights, Crime, criminal justice, Forensic Science
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Forensics: Looking for a different perp. Judge rules Scott Peterson’s defense team can review some old evidence, including DNA evidence – ABC7 New York
A judge has granted Scott Peterson’s legal team access to some of the evidence in the murder case against him, which includes DNA evidence. — Read on abc7ny.com/post/judge-rules-scott-peterson-defense-team-can-review-old-evidence/15409571/
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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/
Forensis: War crimes. Among the Dead: Forensic Scientists Recall Horror of Kosovo’s Mass Graves
The smell of decay and the trauma of exhuming children’s bodies from mass graves dominate the memories of forensic experts who worked in Kosovo, Bosnia and Serbia after the war, driven by a sense of justice and the desire to … Continue reading
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