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Forensics: $$$. NY man whose conviction was tossed after decades in prison seeks $100M in new lawsuit p
Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez is suing the city and law enforcement officials who he says wrongfully arrested and prosecuted him. — Read on gothamist.com/news/ny-man-whose-conviction-was-tossed-after-decades-in-prison-seeks-100m-in-new-lawsuit
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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: Good example of cross examination of an expert. Mostly irrelevant but lawyers will be lawyers. Tommy Zeigler: Experts give conflicting testimony in hearing
Tommy Zeigler was in court for a scheduled week-long evidentiary hearing to determine if his murder convictions from half a century ago are tossed out. — Read on http://www.wesh.com/article/conflicting-forensic-testimony-tommy-zeigler-hearing/69624527
Forensics: Incompetence or something else? DNA expert whose methods were flawed was paid $2.79M. Bermuda News
A discredited forensic scientist who analysed DNA evidence for the Crown in hundreds of criminal cases received almost $2.8 million of public funds, The Royal Gazette can reveal. The Bermuda Police Se… — Read on http://www.royalgazette.com/crime/news/article/20251202/dna-expert-whose-methods-were-flawed-was-paid-2-79m/
Forensics: British wrongful conviction. How close are police to finding Diane Sindall’s real killer? BBC
Peter Sullivan served 38 years in jail after he was wrongly convicted of Diane Sindall’s 1986 murder. — Read on http://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy9p79lxrlzo
Forensics: Cops hid DNA evidence. Tulsa to pay man wrongfully convicted of rape in 1991 $26.5 million
The Tulsa City Council on Wednesday approved paying $26.25 million to a man who spent more than two decades in prison for a rape he did not commit. — Read on http://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/courts/2025/11/13/tulsa-ok-paying-26-million-william-henry-jamerson-wrongful-conviction-rape/87251052007/
Forensics: Im jealous. Chico State to Break Ground on New Human Identification Laboratory – Chico State Today
Excellence in research and education. Too bad US forensic dentists have no equivalent. Their specialty is dieing. Rapid DNA testing human remains leads the way. When completed, the new 28,600-square-foot facility will replace the existing laboratory and enable the team … Continue reading
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Forensics: Israeli forensics head discusses identifying slain hostages | The Jerusalem Post
In addition to identifying hostages, Institute of Forensic Medicine Director Dr. Chen Kugel spoke about the moment he found himself identifying the body of Hamas terrorist leader Yahya Sinwar. — Read on http://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-873165
Forensics: Polish scientists co-develop tool to tell age from DNA
The process could help police narrow suspect lists in investigations. — Read on tvpworld.com/89798333/polish-researchers-help-develop-dna-forensic-tool
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Forensics: Remains of three bodies returned from Gaza do not belong to hostages, forensic tests
Forensic tests ruled that the three bodies transferred from Gaza by the Red Cross do not belong to Israeli hostages; an Israeli official said Hamas still violates its duty to return the bodies of fallen captives — Read on http://www.ynetnews.com/article/skmkre7ywe
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