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Forensics: 1700 kits analyzed results in Charges filed in 6 California cold cases after sexual assault kit backlog cleared
Orange County authorities have cleared a backlog of untested sexual assault kits going back decades and the results led to the filing of charges in six cold cases, the district attorney’s office announced Tuesday. — Read on http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/charges-filed-6-california-cold-cases-sexual-assault-kit-backlog-clear-rcna35893
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Forensics: 1955 Warrant In Emmett Till Case Found, Family Seeks Arrest Of Woman
The arrest warrant for Carolyn Bryant Donham was discovered last week and Till’s family wants her to be charged nearly 70 years later. — Read on http://www.huffpost.com/entry/emmitt-till-arrest-warrant-carolyn-bryant-donham_n_62bcb7e5e4b0a21d84220f40
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Forensics: Clueless Judge denies advanced DNA testing in West Memphis 3 case
Judge says since Echols is no longer in prison he has no privilege to argue his innocence. What “law” is that based on? Judge denies advanced DNA testing in West Memphis 3 case – Talk Business & Politics — Read … Continue reading
Forensics: Law profs experienced governmental threats yet they prevail over the backlash to their publishing prosecutor misconduct cases in New York. Attack on #public #information #rights
Forensics: ‘Where is she?’ Iowa Indigenous communities grapple with missing and murder cold cases
Indigenous people are missing in Iowa, but disappearances span the nation. — Read on http://www.thegazette.com/news/where-is-she-iowa-indigenous-communities-grapple-with-missing-and-murder-cold-cases/
Forensics: False DNA testimony. Calls for independent inquiry into Queensland forensic lab as DNA testing failures prompt criminal cases to be reopened
A government review into DNA testing at a state-run forensics laboratory is labelled “manifestly inadequate” by a former employee after Queensland police revealed they were re-examining cases dating back to the start of 2018. — Read on http://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-02/qld-dna-forensic-lab-review-handling-criminal-cases/101121284
Forensics: 1/2 of women prisoners are indigenous. Senators call for exoneration of 12 Indigenous women who endured ‘systemic inequality’ in Canada’s criminal justice system
In a report released Monday, Senators Dawn Anderson, Yvonne Boyer and Kim Pate call for an exoneration of 12 Indigenous women, who they say have endured a pattern of discrimination, inequality and violence within the criminal justice system — Read … Continue reading
Forensics: Police blood pattern experts. Can Forensic Science Be Trusted?
A bloodstain expert’s testimony helped put him in prison. But can forensic science be trusted? — Read on http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/06/how-reliable-is-forensic-science/629632/
Forensics: ‘Making an Exoneree’: Georgetown University Documentaries Highlight Wrongful Convictions
News4’s Jackie Bensen takes us to the screening made possible by a group of university students. It’s a series of documentaries that re-examine the cases of… — Read on http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/making-an-exoneree-georgetown-university-documentaries-highlight-wrongful-convictions/3043222/
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