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Forensics: 2nd gunshot victim found in search for 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre graves
A second gunshot victim was found among 32 new graves in the search for victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. — Read on abc7chicago.com/2nd-gunshot-victim-found-in-search-for-1921-tulsa-race-massacre-graves/12471735/
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Forensics: Body with gunshot found in search for Tulsa massacre victims
A second body of a possible victim of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre has been found to have a gunshot wound, according to the city. “Forensic anthropologist Dr. Phoebe Stubblefield discovered that one of the three sets of remains exhumed … Continue reading
Forensics: #NamUS and DNA works! Colorado Cold case: Remains of woman found on farm 34 years ago identified
A cold case is no longer cold. The remains of a woman that were found on a farm in 1988 have been identified. — Read on kdvr.com/news/local/remains-of-woman-found-on-farm-34-years-ago-identified/
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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: ‘The numbers kept going’: the forensic office identifying human remains at the border | Mexico |
Amid a shortage of forensic pathologists, Arizona’s Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner has identified thousands of those who lost their lives in the Borderlands This piece is co-published with High Country News — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/19/arizona-migrants-remains-border-forensics
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/
Fake Forensics: Parcells banned from doing business, ordered to pay $700K+ for autopsy crimes
Parcells banned from doing business, ordered to pay $700K+ for autopsy crimes — Read on http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/parcells-banned-from-doing-business-ordered-to-pay-dollar700kplus-for-autopsy-crimes/ar-AA10wvRp
Forensics: Shaken-Baby Cases Rely on ‘Junk Science,’ New Jersey Judge Says
The pediatric neurosurgeon who first popularized shaken-baby syndrome has doubts about how it is used in courtrooms today. — Read on reason.com/2022/08/01/a-judge-says-shaken-baby-cases-rely-on-junk-science/
Forensics: Horrific injuries. Jurors hear about autopsies of slain Parkland students
Broward Associate Medical Examiner Dr. Iouri Boiko testified about the autopsies of four students shot to death by Parkland gunman Nikolas Cruz. — Read on http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article263722593.html
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Forensics: Preemie mom in jail for a year. Biased and incompetent Autopsies Have a History of Costly Mistakes, Yet Change Is Slow
Id say change aint happening when considering the Nat’l Asso of Medical Examiners rabid response the Itiel Dror’s research into pathologists’ cognitive biases involving racial stereotypes. Disastrous errors by medical examiners have raised questions about whether they are influenced by … Continue reading
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