Category Archives: criminal justice

Forensics: Colorado Springs shooter Aldrich audio demanding newspaper remove story about his bomb threat arrest two years ago.

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Forensics: Dirty Cops. Nearly 200 convictions linked to discredited NYPD cops dismissed at Manhattan DA’s request

Nearly 200 misdemeanor convictions tied to eight former New York Police Department officers who were themselves previously convicted of crimes have been vacated at the request of the Manhattan district attorney’s office. — Read on http://www.cnn.com/2022/11/19/us/manhattan-da-vacate-misdemeanor-convictions/index.html

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Forensics: Exonorees demand DAs Conviction Integrity Unit do its job. New Haven courthouse protest targets wrongful convictions

A group of Black men who have asserted — and in many cases proven — that their convictions were unjust protested wrongful convictions. — Read on ctmirror.org/2022/11/19/ct-new-haven-courthouse-protest-wrongful-convictions/

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Forensics: Prosecutor: DNA evidence shows alleged serial killer murdered UC student in 1978

Cheryl Thompson was reported missing on March 25, 1978, by her family after she failed to return home from an Oakley disco. On April 8, her body was discovered. — Read on http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/loveland/update-expected-in-44-year-old-cold-case-of-murdered-uc-student

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Forensics: #NamUS Klamath Falls deputies looking for missing man last seen a year ago

CHILOQUIN, Ore. – Local investigators are asking for help finding a missing man who hasn’t been seen for almost a year. According to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, Steven Kenneth Davis was last known to be in Chiloquin … Continue reading

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Forensics: Dr. Henry Lee Sued by Two Men Exonerated of Murder

“Dr. Lee fabricated evidence that he conducted a positive blood test on a towel at the scene of the murder of Everett Carr in 1985,” a court filing alleges. — Read on lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/two-men-exonerated-of-bloody-1989-murder-accuse-famous-forensic-scientist-henry-lee-of-fabricating-evidence-that-put-them-away-for-decades/

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Forensics: Body with gunshot found in search for Tulsa massacre victims

A second body of a possible victim of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre has been found to have a gunshot wound, according to the city. “Forensic anthropologist Dr. Phoebe Stubblefield discovered that one of the three sets of remains exhumed … Continue reading

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Forensics: In Ukraine, a mobile DNA lab helps relatives identify bodies

A mobile DNA laboratory was set up this week in Izyum, eastern Ukraine, to spare relatives of the war dead the pain of visually identifying bodies. — Read on http://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221104-in-ukraine-a-mobile-dna-lab-helps-relatives-identify-bodies

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Forensics: DA denied DNA testing in 2000. Now man released from California prison after 38 years following new DNA evidence

A man who spent more than 38 years behind bars convicted of murder and two attempted murders has been released from a California prison after long-untested DNA evidence pointed to a different person. The conviction of Maurice Hastings, 69, and … Continue reading

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Forensics: “Will take years.” Exhumations resume for DNA to ID Tulsa Race Massacre victims

The process of re-exhuming of some of the 19 bodies exhumed a year ago for testing in an effort to identify victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre , then reburied in an Oklahoma cemetery, began Wednesday to gather more … Continue reading

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