Latest News on Forensic Science and Criminal Law
-
Join 228 other subscribers
Category Archives: Forensic Science
Forensics: The queen of crime-solving | Forensic science
The long read: Forensic scientist Angela Gallop has helped to crack many of the UK’s most notorious murder cases. But today she fears the whole field – and justice itself – is at risk — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/mar/24/queen-of-crime-solving-angela-gallop-forensic-science
Posted in AAFS, criminal justice, Forensic Science
Leave a comment
Forensic DNA: When the Question is Not Who, But How
Examining courtroom testimony using the framework of Evett et al’s hierarchy for propositions. — Read on promega.foleon.com/theishireport/the-ishi-report-february-2022/when-the-question-is-not-who-but-how/
Forensics: and police in the same building. Critics Say Broward County’s New Forensic Science Center Is a Conflict of Interest
Critics say housing the Broward County Sheriff’s Office Crime Laboratory and the Broward County Office of Medical Examiner and Trauma Services in the planned Broward County Forensic Science Center could lead to conflicts of interest — particularly when investigations involve deaths … Continue reading
Forensics: Geneaology DNA evidence leads investigators to suspect in 30-year-old cold case
Nona Stamey Cobb was found dead in North Carolina on July 7, 1992. — Read on http://www.wdsu.com/article/dna-evidence-leads-north-carolina-investigators-suspect-30-year-old-cold-case/39468491
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/
Forensics: Genealogical DNA again. Little Miss Nobody: After 62 years, girl identified in 1960 Arizona cold case
The Othran DNA lab is doing impressive work. 62 years later, Yavapai County investigators can finally give “Little Miss Nobody” her name back. — Read on http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/little-miss-nobody-after-62-years-girl-identified-in-1960-arizona-cold-case
Posted in AAFS, DNA profiling, Forensic Science, human identification
Leave a comment
Forensics: How a Bogus Bite Mark Sent Charles McCrory to Prison for Murder
Decades of bitemarker tragedies. This “famed” dentist doesn’t like me much. Boo hoo. A famed forensic dentist recanted his testimony against Charles McCrory. He may die in prison anyway. — Read on theintercept.com/2022/03/12/bite-mark-evidence-charles-mccrory/
Fforensics: Genealogical DNA. After 20 years, Tortoise Reserve Doe (2001) is Identified
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Teams with Othram to Identify Tortoise Reserve Doe — Read on dnasolves.com/articles/LVMPD_richard_wayne_guarro/
Posted in AAFS, Forensic Science, human identification
Leave a comment
Forensics: Touch DNA. Can a fingerprint be pulled off fabric?
Touch DNA is developed from skin cells. The method of collecting the DNA carries the same scientific standard of evidence as any other form of collection. — Read on http://www.deseret.com/utah/2021/6/14/22462332/touch-dna-found-on-clothing-helps-police-find-gropers-after-breakthrough-utah-case
FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends 