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Forensics: 150 families showed up. #NamUS. UCO To Host Oklahoma Missing Persons Day Event
UCO To Host Oklahoma Missing Persons Day Event — Read on http://www.news9.com/story/64454d5905cfab072ba81ede/uco-to-host-oklahoma-missing-persons-day-event
Forenscis: Kudos to #NamUS and RTI for Genetic Geneaology on this case. Human remains discovered in 1990 finally identified
Human remains discovered in 1990 finally identified | The Ely Times — Read on elynews.com/2023/04/19/human-remains-discovered-in-1990-finally-identified/
Forensics: DA says “righteous conviction” to deny access. The Supreme Court Allows Rodney Reed to Fight for DNA Testing
Texas has gone to great lengths to prevent DNA testing of crime scene evidence that Reed says could exonerate him. — Read on theintercept.com/2023/04/19/supreme-court-dna-testing-rodney-reed/
Forensics: Searching for descendants. Tulsa Race Massacre investigators have sequenced DNA from 6 possible victims
The work is part of a years-long effort to get an accurate count of how many people were killed when a white mob decimated the city’s prosperous Greenwood enclave, leaving upward of 300 people dead. — Read on http://www.npr.org/2023/04/12/1169464890/tulsa-race-massacre-dna-sequencing-mass-graves
Forensics: Cops Reportedly Arrest Tech Exec for Murder of Cash App’s Bob Lee
Cops have reportedly arrested a man in the stabbing murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee, and the alleged suspect is a fellow tech exec. — Read on http://www.tmz.com/2023/04/13/cash-app-bob-lee-murder-suspect-arrested-tech-executive/
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Forensics: Ukrainian groups learn about DNA use to identify war victims
Ukrainian civil society and rights groups have visited an organization that uses high-tech DNA techniques to identify people who go missing in conflicts and natural disasters — Read on http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/06/ukraine-russia-war-missing-people-dna/d65505e4-d476-11ed-ac8b-cd7da05168e9_story.html
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Forensics: A #NamUS case. After 40 years, Lincoln County John Doe (1984) is Identified
Lincoln County Sheriff’s and Coroner’s Office Team with Southeast Missouri State University and Othram to ID 1984 Human Remains — Read on dnasolves.com/articles/lincoln-county-john-doe-1984-jack-langeneckert/
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Forensics: Can Investigators Use Household Dust as a Forensic Tool?
Researchers retrieved forensically relevant DNA information from household dust. — Read on news.ncsu.edu/2023/04/can-investigators-use-household-dust-as-a-forensic-tool/
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Forensics: Weak to fraudulent testimonies. Forensic Experts: Error, Bias, Incompetence and Criminality
One of the tasks of a good legal team is to analyse, question and contest forensic reports and evidence. — Read on http://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/forensic-experts-error-bias-incompetence-and-criminality/
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Forensics series about another lieing crime lab “scientist.” Admissible: Shreds of Evidence : NPR
Presented in partnership with iHeartMedia and Story Mechanics, Admissible is a new original podcast examining how a key building block of our justice system – evidence itself – is often flawed, disputed, or even manipulated. Hosted by reporter Tessa Kramer, … Continue reading