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Propaganda piece by embattled forensic dentistry group published by CA Dental Association.
An opening statement. To be honest, this ABFO generated material is nothing new. What is typical, along with the personal attacks, is the absence of meaningful point-by-point discussion of scientific (i.e. the 2009 NAS Report) and exoneration case evaluation. It also … Continue reading
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SF Police Chief Loses a $2M grant for rape kits. His Crime lab is “maxed out.” Plus Murder around the world.
S.F. Police Chief Greg Suhr during a news conference speaks about an audit of the crime lab’s DNA unit, which has come under fire for faking results, as well as other police misconduct, at the Hall of Justice, Friday, April … Continue reading
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The sometimes nasty world of forensic experts in the US
Here are 3 blogs created by David Averiil from Bitemarks.org which are about how some people will admit that justice eventually must be recognized, even after their fighting at-all-costs-to-win or maintain a conviction. In this instance, its the District Attorneys’ office in … Continue reading
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Efforts to rid court system of outdated and flawed forensic “expertise”
Old Convictions, New Science Texas tackles debunked forensics. This legislative process in Texas reflects how the monolithic (i.e huge) US criminal justice system “repairs” itself. I use the word “repair” very loosely in that people have to be injured, killed … Continue reading
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Forensics: 2004 Chi Trib articles about dubious bitemark convictions and bad science that still stand as “justice done.”
Its been 11 years since this article was published. Its about the DNA vs bitemark case AZ v. Tankersley. The defendant is still in prison. The “bitemark matchers” were ABFO members Raymond Rawson (Ray Krone’s exoneration story is at the bottom of this … Continue reading
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More on what damage junk forensic science brings society
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Unprecedented review of faulty forensics starts state by state
A great example of what happens when amateur and self validated forensic opinions get loose in the US court system. And runs amok for decades. Massachusetts sets up its own review board. Just 49 states to go. http://m.wcvb.com/news/state-launching-review-of-convictions-to-find-faulty-hair-forensics/33031382
Devastating effects of more forensic double talk : From a state-licensed, court qualified expert : Conflicting opinions
This case is despicable regarding conflicts of interest involved in forensics. Please read. Thanks to John Lentini for the link. http://www.12news.com/story/news/investigative/2015/05/12/barbara-sload-phoenix-fd-arson-investigation/27208363/
15 Forensic Scientists fired from government jobs – Cheating
This is what’s going on in New York’s state lab. There’s also a strange internal dispute about a new “controversial” DNA profiling method. Im looking for more info on that. Can anyone out there elaborate? http://m.timesunion.com/news/article/State-Police-suspends-13-more-DNA-scientists-6214374.php NYT editorial letter about … Continue reading
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Forensic Fallacies: pattern matching ‘science’ experts sounding convincing but hide a long history of faking what they say
This article is about how forensic experts who sound convincing to juries shape their images as ‘scientific’ by misinformation and resorting to desperate measures to mislead the US judicial system. Since this article was published in early April 2015, the … Continue reading
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