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Failed test at Roanoke crime lab flags thousands of convictions for review
The department says the issue dates to 2024, when the two employees did not get the expected results on tests designed to check their work — Read on http://www.wdbj7.com/2026/10/26/failed-test-roanoke-crime-lab-flags-thousands-convictions-review/
Forensics: Weak science. Court acceptance. Canadian Law Expert Questions Ballistics, Bloodstain and Sniffer Dog Evidence
Canadian Law Expert Questions Ballistics, Bloodstain and Sniffer Dog Evidence — Read on http://www.forensicmag.com/3594-All-News/628947-Canadian-Law-Expert-Questions-Ballistics-Bloodstain-and-Sniffer-Dog-Evidence/
Forensics: Shaken Baby Syndrome Has Been Largely Debunked. Courts Are Still Catching Up.
Some MDs don’t seem able to read the child’s medical records. Cops become “level of grief” experts. As in the “mother didn’t cry enough.” Katie Smith, whose murder conviction was based on what’s increasingly seen as junk science, is fighting … Continue reading
Forensics: Crime. More than 50 bodies found decomposing at Chicago funeral home
An investigation was launched after more than 50 decomposing bodies were found improperly stored in a Chicago funeral home, authorities said. — Read on http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/50-bodies-found-decomposing-chicago-funeral-home-rcna591317
Forensics: Looking for the truth. When families question a death investigation, getting a second autopsy can be complicated
After investigators ruled 31-year-old high school counselor and coach Kelsey Harris’ death a suicide in 2021, her mother, Kellee, said she was not convinced the inquiry had answered the most important questions.About a week before Kelsey died, police had arrested … Continue reading
Forensics: A Primer On False Bitemark Evidence Cloaked as the Truth. When junk science decides guilt in the South. Case Studies.
Below is an opinion column by Jeremy Hutchinson, Mark Bowling and Mark Kate Mull: States should adopt the federal standard for expert testimony and make reliability a threshold requirement, not a question left for jurors to sort out after unreliable science … Continue reading
Forensics: Law. Judge blasts Trump lawsuit against IRS as improper. Trump’s lawyer now in trouble.
Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS was settled by the Justice Department with an agreement to create a $1.8 billion “lawfare” fund that has since been scrapped. — Read on http://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/13/trump-irs-doj-lawsuit-blanche.html
Forensics: Cops lie in court. Pay $9M to Man Who Spent 17 Years in Prison After Being Wrongfully Convicted, City Lawyers Recommend | Chicago News
Wrongful convictions have long been the most expensive kind of police misconduct in Chicago, costing taxpayers $131.5 million in the first six months of 2026, according to an analysis of city data by WTTW News. — Read on news.wttw.com/2026/07/09/pay-9m-man-who-spent-17-years-prison-after-being-wrongfully-convicted-city-lawyers
Forensics: Israeli Military Medics Are Training On Dead Americans – YouTube
https://youtu.be/GXkfo_ImlUk?si=2RRl6KI7cVGtJxON A U.S. university is selling dead bodies that were donated for scientific research and education to the U.S. Navy. And some of those bodies are being used to train Israeli military surgical teams in Los Angeles – all without … Continue reading
Forensics: Law. Executions and ruined lives. How forensic failure in the courtroom costs lives
How forensic failure in the courtroom costs lives — Read on thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/5897955-wrongful-convictions-junk-science/amp/
