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Forensics: Lawyers defending city cops Rake in Fees From Chicago’s Wrongful Convictions
Topline: The City of Chicago has spent almost $160 million paying private lawyers to fight wrongful conviction lawsuits since 2016, but The Chicago Tribune found there is “little evidence that t — Read on http://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2026/04/08/waste_of_the_day_lawyers_rake_in_fees_from_chicagos_wrongful_convictions_1174651.html
Forensics: AI radiology image deep fakes get tested. It doesn’t look good for telemedicine.
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Forensics: New DNA testing confirms serial killer Ted Bundy killed a Utah teen in 1974.
A Utah sheriff’s office says DNA testing has definitively linked the unsolved death of a Utah teenager in 1974 to the infamous serial killer Ted Bundy. Laura Ann Aime, 17, went missing Halloween night 51 years ago after she left … Continue reading
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Forensics: Report: Ohio exonerates 1 death row inmate for every 5 it executes
A new report from Ohioans to Stop Executions documents 12 death row exonerations, widespread official misconduct, and 30 pending executions — several involving active innocence claims. — Read on tiffinohio.net/posts/report-ohio-exonerates-1-death-row-inmate-for-every-5-it-executes/
Forensics: Federal Shutdown stalls national NAMUS missing persons database, delaying help for police.
Muldrow police say the government shutdown left the NamUs.gov system unresponsive as they tried to post a missing teen’s case and request a DNA kit. — Read on http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/shutdown-stalls-national-missing-persons-database-delaying-help-for-muldrow-police/ar-AA1PWeBT
Forensics: Crime. Meta Will Pay $375 Million For Allegedly Failing To Stop Child Exploitation Online
The lawsuit concerned allegations that Meta covered up its platforms’ impact on children’s mental health and its knowledge of child exploitation online. — Read on http://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2026/03/24/meta-must-pay-375-million-over-allegedly-enabling-child-exploitation/
Forensics: Justice. People of Twin Cities awarded JFK Profile in Courage Award over resistance to ICE surge – CBS Minnesota
The people of Minneapolis-St. Paul are being honored with a John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for their response to the federal immigration enforcement operation this winter, the JFK Library Foundation announced Wednesday. — Read on http://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/twin-cities-jfk-profile-in-courage-award-resistance-ice-surge/
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Forensics: Election Law. MAGA Sheriff in CA seizes 650,000 November 2025 ballots to pursue his own “election fraud” investigation. He is also a candidate for CA governor.
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