Category Archives: Bad Forensic Science

Forensics: What happens when a police crime lab scientist goes rogue. Defense attorneys forced to litigate each case. It takes years.

Posted on February 18, 2025 by csidds

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/denver-lawyer-client-prove-wrongful-conviction-forensic-analyst-missy-woods-arrest-mishandling-dna/

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Forensics: 🧪 Police misconduct settlements reaches $107.5M in 2024. Taxpayers on the hook for it.

Posted on February 16, 2025 by csidds

https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_94595428-eb22-11ef-8a89-d388139ed6ad.html

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Forensics: When your fame and fortune as “The Godfather” of everything forensic takes a deep dive.

Posted on February 13, 2025 by csidds
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Forensics: Comic books. Somewhat funny tactic to teach juries about science. Those of us who testify as experts talk too fast, use fancy tech words, and archaic language.

Posted on February 12, 2025 by csidds

🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/larsdaniel/2025/02/11/comics-help-jurors-understand-forensic-testimony-new-study-finds/

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Forensics: Supression of health data by tRump CDC

Posted on February 8, 2025 by csidds

CDC posts and then deletes important bird flu data. Expect the tRumpers to destroy important research on disease and morbidity.

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Forensics: Trumps descent into criminal justice hell in the US.

Posted on January 29, 2025 by csidds

Forensics: Details of Trumps evisceration of criminal justice. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/project-2025s-plan-criminal-justice-under-trump

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Forensics: Massive police crime lab scandal in Colorado. Faked DNA results affects hundreds of cases.

Posted on January 25, 2025 by csidds

https://washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/01/23/dna-test-fraud-colorado/

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Forensics: How error published error rates in Forensic Science and Expert Testimony are doctored to improve accuracy claims. Criminal Justice System | Nature Research Intelligence

Posted on January 25, 2025 by csidds

When police forensics tests proficiency, you can finagle the results to look more accurate. Fingerprint matching especially. https://www.nature.com/research-intelligence/forensic-science-and-expert-testimony-in-the-criminal-justice-system

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Forensics: Police profiling methos debunked by DNA.

Posted on January 20, 2025 by csidds

Another example of junk Cop forensics and assumptions concerning criminal behavior. https://www.jezebel.com/how-rape-kits-debunked-junk-science-like-behavioral-profiling

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Forensics: Bad cops.

Posted on December 16, 2024 by csidds

A police detective has been sentenced to imprisonment for misconduct in public office after falsely claiming a suspect’s DNA was on a material piece of evidence. — Read on http://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/police-officer-sent-to-prison-for-falsifying-evidence/

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