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Forensics: Police Spent 16 Years Hunting a Serial Killer. Then They Discovered the Humiliating Scientific Truth.
The killer, who came to be known as the “Phantom of Heilbronn,” was actually the result of a critical forensic error. — Read on http://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/police-spent-16-years-hunting-123000246.html
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: 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: City of Chicago’s legal strategy hits taxpayers in the wallet
This has been happening for decades. NYC taxpayers are paying out 100’s of $M as well. San Bernardino County in CA just lost a $22M civil suit last year. Bill Richards is still waiting for payment. The costs of Chicago … Continue reading
Forensics: DNA vs Eyewitness. Detroit Man Freed After 17 Years for a Murder He Did Not Commit.
After 17 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, Dell Crawford finally walked free on March 24, 2026. DNA evidence proved what he always maintained—he was innocent. His case shows how a single witness’s shifting testimony can derail … Continue reading
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: Security. How to Keep ICE Agents Out of Your Phone at the Airport
If you’re traveling through an airport, follow these digital security practices to keep CBP or ICE from getting into your phone. — Read on theintercept.com/2026/03/25/ice-airports-phone-security-privacy-safety/
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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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