Category Archives: forensic evidence exaggeration

Forensics: The Death Row Case of Ray Krone, the Beginning of the End of Bite Mark Evidence in the United States

Full article: The Death Row Case of Ray Krone, the Beginning of the End of Bite Mark Evidence in the United States — Read on http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19424396.2023.2210330

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Forensics: Bitemarkers Beware. The Good and Bad Legacies of Forensic Odontology

Open Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/19424396.2023.2210331

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Forensics: Utter BS. Forensic Odontology Response to the NIST Report and CIFS

This is what the American Academy of Forensic Sciences certifies as a valid and reliable discipline for human identification. Of course, the obstinate bitemarker group claims it’s “new improvements” sanctify their continuing to deceice the criminal justice system. Forensic Odontology … Continue reading

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Forensics: Excited delirium: junk science used to distract from police killings

This has been going on for decades. Largely to excuse excessive force used by police. Excited delirium: junk science used to distract from police killings – Halifax Examiner — Read on http://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/commentary/excited-delirium-junk-science-used-to-distract-from-police-killings/

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Misapplication of Forensic Science – Innocence Project

Misapplied forensic science contributed to over half of our wrongful conviction cases and nearly a quarter of all wrongful conviction cases since 1989. — Read on innocenceproject.org/misapplication-of-forensic-science/

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Forensics: My take on why the ABFO bitemarker dentists should be booted from the AAFS.

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Forensics: DeSantis killed the previous attempt to rid cop “hypnosis evidence.” Texas Senate advances bill to ban testimony derived under hypnosis

Forensic hypnosis is a technique used by law enforcement to boost a witness’s recall of the people, conversations and environment related to a crime. — Read on http://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/state/2023/04/18/texas-senate-bill-338-prohibit-testimony-under-hypnosis-advances/70089073007/

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Forensics: Absurd science cited by anti-abortion drug TX judge

http://www.huffpost.com/entry/judge-matthew-kacsmaryk-mifepristone-ruling-study-abortion-changes-you_n_643724ffe4b05765f3803ff8

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Forensics: More junk forensic odontology from India. Gender determination from bitemarks.

http://www.editorialmanager.in/index.php/ijofr/article/download/770/958

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Forensics: Its time for the #AAFS to banish the bitemarkers’ junk science. From Max Houck

https://open.substack.com/pub/maxhouck/p/is-silence-support-for-a-toothless?r=j5102&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

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