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Forensics: Crimes against children. Ombudsman: Children’s torture chamber found in liberated Kherson
Ukrainian authorities discovered a room that Russians used to detain and torture children during the occupation of Kherson, Dmytro Lubinets, the Human Rights Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada, said on Dec. 14. — Read on kyivindependent.com/news-feed/ombudsman-childrens-torture-chamber-found-in-liberated-kherson
Posted in AAFS, Civil rights, Crime, criminal justice, human rights violations
Tagged Russian war crimes
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Forensics: This is unfortunate. Idaho murders: Forensic expert slams Kaylee Goncalves’ dad for comparing her injuries to other victims’ wounds
Forensic expert slammed Steve Goncalves, Kaylee Goncalves’ father, saying ‘It’s very disrespectful to these other victims and for their families’ — Read on meaww.com/forensic-expert-slams-kaylee-goncalves-dad-who-compared-her-injuries-to-other-victims
Posted in AAFS, Crime, expert testimony
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Forensics: DNA database mistake leads to Portland murder suspect
DNA from a bullet casing recovered from a homicide scene matched a DNA profile that had been mistakenly entered into the database — Read on http://www.police1.com/investigations/articles/dna-database-mistake-leads-to-portland-murder-suspect-XVMEh8nDSyt3lGAE/
Posted in AAFS, Crime, criminal justice, DNA profiling, US Crime labs
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Forensics: 15,000 Missing Persons in Ukraine. A Ukrainian woman’s harrowing quest to find her family
Nina Melenets buries her son more than seven months after she says he was killed by shelling in their village in eastern Ukraine. — Read on http://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-12/a-ukrainian-woman-s-harrowing-quest-to-find-her-family/101757840
Forensics: Biden signs bill into law extending investigation of civil rights era lynching cold cases
Biden has signed a bill into law that would extend the time a panel has to investigate lynching cold cases that took place during the Civil Rights era. | TAG24 — Read on http://www.tag24.com/politics/us-politics/biden-signs-bill-into-law-extending-investigation-of-lynching-cold-cases-2683343
Forensics: Uvalde Shooting Survivors File $27 Billion Lawsuit Against Cops, School District
Survivors of the Ulvade school shooting claim the school district, law enforcement and first responders didn’t act fast enough during the massacre, and now they’re suing for $27 billion. — Read on http://www.tmz.com/2022/12/02/uvalde-school-mass-shooting-survivors-file-lawsuit-suing-27-b-police-authorities/
Posted in Crime, criminal justice, SWAT
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#NamUS Case. Testing helps narrow search to ID woman found in NY
JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — More than a dozen people have been ruled out as matches to human remains found last fall in northern Chautauqua County. Using NamUs, the — Read on http://www.timesobserver.com/news/local-news/2022/12/testing-helps-narrow-search-to-id-woman-found-in-ny/
Posted in AAFS, Crime, human identification
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Forensics: #NamUS cases. Missing: Highlighting the search for people missing in Colorado
After the nationwide search unfolded for Gabby Petito, there is a renewed effort to find missing people. — Read on kdvr.com/news/local/missing-highlighting-the-search-for-people-missing-in-colorado/
Posted in AAFS, Crime, human identification, missing persons
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