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Forensics: Thousands of Baltimore crime scene fingerprints are never processed, as police supervisor says lab is always in ‘triage mode’
More police-controlled crime lab problems. Experts say backlogs are not uncommon in big cities, with police departments forced to prioritize due to a lack of funds. But a Baltimore Police Department crime lab supervisor says city police don’t acknowledge the … Continue reading
Posted in AAFS, Crime, criminal justice, Forensic Science, US Crime labs
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Forensics: Despite USDOJ claim of ballistics “quasi-science,”Auditor to review DC ballistic crime lab’s compliance with 2011 law creating independent forensic agency
The troubled D.C. crime lab is getting another probing: This time by the Office of the D.C. Auditor. — Read on wtop.com/dc/2021/08/auditor-to-review-dc-crime-labs-compliance-with-2011-law-creating-independent-forensic-agency/
Forensics: Unknown DOJ Prosecutor writes policy statement ignoring scientific commissions’ years of critical review.
Another hit piece by government lawyers claiming scientific scrutiny of police science is unscientific. Weird. Democracy Forward and the Union of Concerned Scientists say the Trump-era statement is biased, inaccurate, and runs afoul of federal law. — Read on theintercept.com/2021/08/08/forensic-science-reform-justice-department/
Forensics: Opinion | Why we can’t trust the states to prevent wrongful convictions – The Washington Post
Reformist prosecutors are showing how the system’s preference for “finality” thwarts the interests of justice. — Read on http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/09/why-we-cant-trust-states-prevent-wrongful-convictions/
Forensics: Dubious Death of Texas Man at Cancun Resort Ruled an Accident But Family Says Post-Mortem Photos Raise More Questions
Just hours after Elijah Snow and his wife Jamie arrived at Royalton Chic Suites, where they planned to celebrate 10 years of marriage, Elijah’s body was discovered wedged inside a tiny window at a nearby resort. — Read on http://www.insideedition.com/death-of-texas-man-at-cancun-resort-ruled-an-accident-but-family-says-post-mortem-photos-raise-more
Posted in AAFS, Bad Forensic Science, criminal justice, CSI, forensic science misconduct
Tagged death investigatons
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Forensics: Familial DNA and a suspect licking an envelope in 2018. Detective explains how DNA was obtained; week 1 of murder trial complete
The first week is complete in the double murder trial of Raymand Vannieuwenhoven. The 84-year-old man is accused of the brutal 1976 murders of two people at a Marinette County https://www.ehextra.com/news/detective-explains-how-dna-was-obtained-week-1-of-murder-trial-complete/article_45872733-fd6f-5579-8001-eac304a2e5df.html
Posted in AAFS, criminal justice, DNA profiling, forensic pathology
Tagged cold case DNA, familial DNA database search
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How Massive Companies Sidestepped Their Vows To Uphold Democracy
Major companies still pushing $$$ to Republican 2020 election deniers. The Largest Online News Show in the World — Read on tyt.com/
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Forensics: Intimidation and Defamation. A Black Woman Was Awarded $725,000 In a Lawsuit Against A Neo-Nazi Who Led a Harassment Campaign Against Her
This is the second case this week in which Daily Stormer founder Andrew Anglin has had to pay for launching a “troll storm” against someone. — Read on http://www.newsweek.com/black-woman-awarded-725000-lawsuit-against-neo-nazi-who-led-harassment-campaign-against-her-1453614
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Tagged KKK, racist tactics, right wing defamation
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Forensics: DA and police misconduct = Hidden Costs: Liability Judgments for Wrongful Capital Prosecutions Cost Taxpayers in Death-Penalty States Hundreds of Millions of Dollars | Death Penalty Information Center
Now, as the number of murder exonerations mounts across the United States, a previously hidden cost is emerging: the cost of liability for police and… — Read on deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/hidden-costs-liability-judgments-for-wrongful-capital-prosecutions-cost-taxpayers-in-death-penalty-states-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars
Forensics: How an exoneration of Anthony Porter’s case led to abolition of death penalty in Illinois
John Hanlon said Anthony Porter’s case and exoneration in 1999 played a significant role in ultimately abolishing the death penalty in Illinois. — Read on http://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/07/11/anthony-porters-case-led-abolition-death-penalty-illinois/7910773002/
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