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Forensics: After decades of arguing DC Council Votes To Keep Crime Lab Out Of MPD Hands
The vote rejects a proposal from Mayor Muriel Bowser, which would have moved crime scene science duties under the D.C. police department. — Read on dcist.com/story/23/06/13/dc-council-maintains-crime-lab-independence/
Forensics: Arizona Investigating Multi-Million Dollar Medicaid Scheme Targeting Native Americans
More than 100 Arizona healthcare providers are under investigation for insurance fraud that targeted Native Americans and cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. — Read on nativenewsonline.net/health/arizona-investigating-multi-million-dollar-medicaid-scheme-targeting-native-americans
Forensics: Total breakdown. DC’s top prosecutor says lack of testing from shuttered crime lab to blame for some dropped cases
Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office declined to bring charges in more than two-thirds of arrests made by D.C. police in 2022 — Read on wtop.com/dc/2023/05/dcs-top-prosecutor-says-lack-of-testing-from-shuttered-crime-lab-to-blame-for-some-dropped-cases/
Forensics: Cops Reportedly Arrest Tech Exec for Murder of Cash App’s Bob Lee
Cops have reportedly arrested a man in the stabbing murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee, and the alleged suspect is a fellow tech exec. — Read on http://www.tmz.com/2023/04/13/cash-app-bob-lee-murder-suspect-arrested-tech-executive/
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Forensics: Kentucky law mandates shooter’s AR-15 be sold at auction.
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Tagged NRA influence in gun laws
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Forensics: A #NamUS case. After 40 years, Lincoln County John Doe (1984) is Identified
Lincoln County Sheriff’s and Coroner’s Office Team with Southeast Missouri State University and Othram to ID 1984 Human Remains — Read on dnasolves.com/articles/lincoln-county-john-doe-1984-jack-langeneckert/
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Forensics: Ineffective police gunshot surveillance. $$$ wasted. Study on ShotSpotter in Kansas City finds ‘no meaningful change’ in violence
Study on ShotSpotter in Kansas City finds ‘no meaningful change’ in violence – Albuquerque Journal — Read on http://www.abqjournal.com/2583316/kansas-city-study-finds-no-meaningful-change-in-violence.html
Forensics: Investigation identifies soldier, “Kadyrov’s nephew”, who shot forensic expert in Izium
Investigators from the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) have identified a Russian soldier suspected of killing forensic expert Fedir Zdebskyi in occupied Izium in May 2022. Source: Text of notice of suspicion, Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor’s Office Details: According to the … Continue reading
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The Lead Forensic Investigator for 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre at MTSU
(MURFREESBORO) The lead investigator for one of the most infamous — and hidden — race-motivated crimes in American history will discuss her forensic work on the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in a free lecture planned for Thursday, March 30, at Middle … Continue reading
Genetic DNA identifies 1984 cold case victim in pinstripe suit as Florissant real estate agent
For more than 38 years, a body found dressed in a pinstripe suit and tie discovered by a farmer in rural Lincoln County remained a mystery. But on Wednesday, authorities — Read on http://www.stltoday.com/content/tncms/live/
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