Category Archives: forensic pathology

Forensics: Family awarded $1.5 million for wrongly being told family member had died

When Frankie Kerrigan showed up at his pall bearer’s house in Orange County back in May 2017, everyone was stunned. — Read on http://www.kcbd.com/2022/04/20/family-awarded-15-million-wrongly-being-told-family-member-had-died/

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Forensics. Missing 4 year old from 1960 Identified.

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Forensics: Unidentified remains. Mexico finds 17 bodies buried in backyards, patios

Volunteer searchers in northern Mexico led authorities to a series of grisly finds: 17 bodies or skeletal remains buried in the backyards and patios of houses in a low-income housing development. — Read on http://www.live5news.com/2022/03/14/mexico-finds-17-bodies-buried-backyards-patios/

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Forensics: Offers free autopsy services to families of US citizens dying in police custody. AUTOPSY INITIATIVE | Know Your Rights

AUTOPSY INITIATIVE | Know Your Rights — Read on http://www.knowyourrightscamp.com/autopsyinitiative

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Forensics: After 9 DNA tests, John Doe identified in Snohomish County cold case from 1980

The remains found in Snohomish County in 1980 have been identified as a missing Georgia man, Ronald David Chambers, who went missing in 1978. — Read on http://www.king5.com/article/news/local/snohomish-county-1980-cold-case/281-cb5cd717-9733-4334-992d-484b0c541a40

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Forensics: A Group Founded by Colin Kaepernick Is Providing Free Second Autopsies

Certaintly a response to controversial police pathologists claiming “excited delerium” as a cause of death. The examinations by board-certified forensic pathologists will be available for the families of people who died in police-related circumstances. — Read on http://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/24/us/colin-kaepernick-police-autopsy.html

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Forensics: “Shaken baby syndrome is ok.” Judge denies appeal for death row inmate in Anderson County

Roberson’s lawyers also made claims that false testimony was made during the 2003 trial; however, Evans denied these assertions in her review. — Read on http://www.cbs19.tv/article/news/local/judge-denies-recommending-east-texas-death-row-inmates-appeal-exoneration-new-trial/501-39bfdd8e-b687-4065-9b34-25b60c320e6c

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Forensics: Brian Laundrie’s bones showed signs of being eaten by wild animals, autopsy reveals

Laundrie’s remains were discovered “scattered” near his backpack on October 20 of last year at Florida’s vast Carlton Reserve. — Read on http://www.yahoo.com/news/brian-laundries-bones-showed-signs-185633179.html

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Forensic Bones: A Guide to Forensic Fractography of Bone

The purpose of this guide is to familiarize the user with the science of fractography and how it can be used to examine and interpret skeletal fractures. Moreover, this guide will acquaint readers with the tools and equipment needed to … Continue reading

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Forensics: Washington dumps state-wide ME system bill. Effort to address critical shortage of forensic pathologists stalls

East WA state death investigations ship their bodies by FedEx for autopsies. 33 out of 39 counties have elected coroners. Senate Bill 5776 would have, among other things, created a state violence and death investigation resource center. Plans for the … Continue reading

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