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Forensics: DA says “righteous conviction” to deny access. The Supreme Court Allows Rodney Reed to Fight for DNA Testing
Texas has gone to great lengths to prevent DNA testing of crime scene evidence that Reed says could exonerate him. — Read on theintercept.com/2023/04/19/supreme-court-dna-testing-rodney-reed/
Forensics: Searching for descendants. Tulsa Race Massacre investigators have sequenced DNA from 6 possible victims
The work is part of a years-long effort to get an accurate count of how many people were killed when a white mob decimated the city’s prosperous Greenwood enclave, leaving upward of 300 people dead. — Read on http://www.npr.org/2023/04/12/1169464890/tulsa-race-massacre-dna-sequencing-mass-graves
Forensics: Kentucky law mandates shooter’s AR-15 be sold at auction.
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Posted in AAFS, Crime, criminal justice, criminal justice reform
Tagged NRA influence in gun laws
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Forensics: Ukrainian groups learn about DNA use to identify war victims
Ukrainian civil society and rights groups have visited an organization that uses high-tech DNA techniques to identify people who go missing in conflicts and natural disasters — Read on http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/06/ukraine-russia-war-missing-people-dna/d65505e4-d476-11ed-ac8b-cd7da05168e9_story.html
Posted in AAFS, Civil rights, criminal justice, DNA profiling, missing persons
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Forensics: Report about 80 years of child abuse in Baltimore Catholic archdiocese. Statute of limitations on abuse abolished.
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Forensics: Trump lawyer up for disbarment. Jenna Ellis – When Censure Isn’t Enough
NOW – Jenna Ellis has been reported to the Colorado Supreme Court Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel for tweets she made that encouraged Trump not to surrender – a possible violation of a rule … — Read on m.dailykos.com/stories/2023/4/3/2161898/-Jenna-Ellis-When-Censure-Isn-t-Enough
Forensics: Forensic Re-creations of Police Abuse Lead to Landmark Legal Settlements
Expert reconstructions that tie together evidence provide a public record of abuse that’s harder for cops to deny. — Read on theintercept.com/2023/03/31/philadelphia-nypd-police-brutality-settlement/
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
Forensics: Dr. Buck Ruxton 1930s murder case in the UK. Its a classic who-done-it.
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Tagged good crime scene preservation
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