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Forensics: How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia
After reviewing DNA evidence from a cold case murder, Kirsty Wright uncovered systemic flaws and deception in a forensics laboratory in Queensland, Australia. — Read on http://www.the-scientist.com/how-a-forensic-biologist-exposed-a-dna-lab-scandal-that-shook-australia-73950
Forensics: Law. Students do the work. Notre Dame exoneration clinic notches third victory in 15 months
The clinic recently made the case that an Indiana man was wrongly convicted of a murder with “stunning similarities” to one committed by a death row inmate. — Read on http://www.courthousenews.com/notre-dame-exoneration-clinic-notches-third-victory-in-15-months/
Forensics: Mass murderer died in 1999. Authorities link 1998 cold case murder to prolific ‘Yogurt Shop Murders’ serial killer
A 1998 cold case in Kentucky has recently been solved, linking the murder to a prolific serial killer. — Read on http://www.fox10tv.com/2026/01/13/authorities-link-1998-cold-case-murder-prolific-yogurt-shop-murders-serial-killer/
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Forensics: Junk forensics. Hair. Hawaii man fights 34-year-old rape conviction based on debunked forensics
A bombshell 2009 report suggested widespread errors in the FBI’s crime labs in the late 1980s and early 1990s, leading to convictions over potentially scientifically unsound evidence. — Read on http://www.courthousenews.com/hawaii-man-fights-34-year-old-rape-conviction-based-on-debunked-forensics/
Forensics: Nine times so far. Cops Are Taught Not to Shoot Into Cars. ICE Keeps Doing It Anyway. – Mother Jones
Immigration agents have shot at least nine people since September. All of them have been in cars. — Read on http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/renee-good-minneapolis-shooting-ice-trump-cops-taught-not-shoot-at-cars/
Forensics: Fraud. Former CBI forensic scientist accused of mishandling evidence to be arraigned
Woods spent nearly 30 years with CBI and she’s facing more than 100 felony charges tied to the alleged mishandling of DNA evidence, potentially impacting more than 1,000 cases. — Read on http://www.denver7.com/news/crime/former-cbi-forensic-scientist-accused-of-alleged-mishandling-of-dna-evidence-set-to-be-arraigned-tuesday
Forensics: Law. A College Athlete Shot Seconds After Disarming a Gunman Secures $2M Settlement as the Cop’s Racist Texts Surface. Cop fired.
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Luigi Mangione’s Lawyers Allege Conflict of Interest for Bondi
The DOJ are legal chumps. Bondi once represented United Health Group. The conflict is crystal clear. The accused killer’s legal team is arguing that a prior association drove Bondi to seek the death penalty for Mangione. — Read on http://www.thedailybeast.com/luigi-mangiones-lawyers-allege-conflict-of-interest-for-bondi/
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Forensics: Desktop rapid DNA. How CT forensics lab played role in Brown shooting investigation
Connecticut’s forensic lab examined ballistics and lifted a DNA profile from spent shell casings in the Brown University shooting. — Read on http://www.greenwichtime.com/connecticut/article/brown-university-shooting-ct-lab-dna-21252275.php
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Forensics: Quack Medicine. Pam Bondi drops Utah surgeon’s COVID-19 fraud charges, emboldens others with similar cases
A Utah surgeon’s victory in a vaccine fraud case has encouraged other “medical freedom” advocates to consider seeking leniency for similar charges. “This undermines every layer of the system that protects us from infectious disease,” an expert said. — Read … Continue reading
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