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Forensics: USF anthropologists begin transfer of ancient ancestors to Native American tribes
USF anthropologists begin transfer of ancient ancestors to Native American tribes I USF News — Read on http://www.usf.edu/news/2022/usf-anthropologists-begin-transfer-of-ancient-ancestors-to-native-american-tribes.aspx
Forensics: Inaccurate expert assumptions touted as facts and supressed exculpatory witnesses. Rodney Reed Takes DNA Testing Fight to Supreme Court
Now Reed is taking his fight to the Supreme Court. — Read on theintercept.com/2022/10/09/rodney-reed-supreme-court-dna-testing/
Forensics: Recovering and Identifying Bodies in Ukraine ‘Likely To Continue for Years’
Bodies decompose at a variety of rates depending on the temperature, humidity, insects and clothing, leading to difficulties identifying individuals. — Read on http://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-dead-bodies-identification-forensics-decomposition-1749422
Forensics: Nothing new here. Comparing fotos of front teeth. How can a smile help identify the deceased?
Forensic anthropologists can now identify faces based on photos posted on social media — Read on english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-10-06/how-can-a-smile-help-identify-the-deceased.html
Forensics: Bitemarker co-founder Souviron recants 1985 testimony that convicted him. But judge doesn’t care the science didn’t hold up. 37 years later he’s still in an Alabama prison.
Teeth marks convicted him, but the science didn’t hold up. 37 years later he’s still in an Alabama prison. – al.com — Read on http://www.al.com/news/2022/10/teeth-marks-convicted-him-but-the-science-didnt-hold-up-37-years-later-hes-still-in-an-alabama-prison.html
Forensics: Expanding doubt, Massachusetts crime lab scandal may involve even more wrongdoing
A decade-old drug testing scandal at the William A. Hinton State Laboratory Institute may involve wrongdoing by more chemists than just Annie Dookhan, according to a judge. — Read on http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/massachusetts-crime-lab-drug-testing-scandal-rcna48940
Forensics: Ive never seen a bitemark like this. Obviously a fake. Armie Hammer Documentary Removes Bite Mark Pic, Viewers Think It’s A Tattoo
Discovery+’s new series “House of Hammer” is removing an alleged image of a bite mark after viewers believed it was actually an image of a tattoo. — Read on http://www.tmz.com/2022/09/07/armie-hammer-docuseries-remove-bite-mark-tattoo-house-hammer/
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Forensics: Zealot-advocates of Shaken baby syndrome use Dodgy science send parents to jail
Yah Velena B!! The criminal justice system is targeting caregivers based on flawed science. That needs to stop. — Read on http://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/9/7/shaken-baby-syndrome-dodgy-science-is
Forensics: Yah Lauren K!!Herman Williams Is Exonerated After Nearly Three Decades of Wrongful Conviction
A judge vacated the conviction of Herman Williams and ordered his immediate release after nearly 29 years in prison. — Read on innocenceproject.org/herman-williams-is-exonerated-after-nearly-three-decades-of-wrongful-conviction/
Forensics: Danny Lee Hill ‘bite-mark’ claim sent to US judge
Post convictin DAs say the junk science had no effect on the conviction. Utter BS. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Sixth District Court of Appeals has ordered a public defender’s bid to reopen convicted murderer Danny Lee Hill’s new … Continue reading
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