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Forensics: Cites bitemark cases of forensic fraud. Innocence Project Calls on NY Governor Hochul to End Qualified Immunity and Hold Officials Accountable for Misconduct
Qualified immunity has already left too many people — including those who were wrongfully incarcerated — without any meaningful path to justice for the harm they suffered. — Read on innocenceproject.org/news/innocence-project-calls-on-ny-governor-to-end-qualified-immunity/
Forensics: Research. ‘Shattered’: US scientists speak out about how Trump policies disrupted their careers
Researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to the White House. — Read on http://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00091-0
Posted in AAFS, Center for Disease Control, Civil rights, Forensic Science
Tagged Trump anti-science agenda
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Forensics: Unmixing DNA samples using one blood cell. New forensic technique could be ‘game changer’ for solving sex crime cases
Scientists have found a way to pinpoint what cells in the body a sample of DNA has come from. — Read on http://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8rj73n24jo
Forensics: Incorrect Anthro gender exam. DNA says otherwise. Othram Uses Genealogy to Identify Skull Recovered in 1991
Othram Uses Genealogy to Identify Skull Recovered in 1991 — Read on http://www.forensicmag.com/3594-All-News/623741-Othram-Uses-Genealogy-to-Identify-Skull-Recovered-in-1991/
Posted in AAFS, DNA profiling, Forensic Science, namus
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Forensics: Murder Third cause of female deaths. Tribes Seek Better Data, Real Accountability in MMIP Cases Ahead of Tribal Consultation – Native News Online
Tribes Seek Better Data, Real Accountability in MMIP Cases Ahead of Tribal Consultation – Native News Online — Read on nativenewsonline.net/opinion/tribes-seek-better-data-real-accountability-in-mmip-cases-ahead-of-tribal-consultation
Posted in AAFS, Civil rights, Crime, Forensic Science
Tagged native women murdered in US
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Forensics: Police tactics. Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds on U.S. Citizens
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government won’t say if any … Continue reading
Forensics: Manual Strangulation. Medical examiner believes ICE detainee death was homicide, recording shows.
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3. — Read on http://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/01/15/ice-detention-death-homicide/
Posted in AAFS, Crime, forensic pathology, Forensic Science, human rights violations
Tagged ICE custody deaths
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Forensics: Mass murderer died in 1999. Authorities link 1998 cold case murder to prolific ‘Yogurt Shop Murders’ serial killer
A 1998 cold case in Kentucky has recently been solved, linking the murder to a prolific serial killer. — Read on http://www.fox10tv.com/2026/01/13/authorities-link-1998-cold-case-murder-prolific-yogurt-shop-murders-serial-killer/
Posted in Crime, criminal justice, DNA profiling, Forensic Science
Tagged mass murder
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Forensics: Protesters in Iran. A morgue overflowing with more body bags than answers amid Iran’s latest crackdown on dissent
Iranians screamed in anguish and cried in confusion as they gathered beside bodies shrouded in black bags in a makeshift morgue at the Kahrizak Forensic Medical Center and lying on the ground outside the facility south of Tehran. — Read … Continue reading
Forensics: Up to 25 years in prison. Former funeral home worker charged with hiding a corpse at the center of a cold case mystery
DNA detective work ID’d her remains. Now, authorities say they know how Alyce C. Peterson’s skull was found in a ravine by Boy Scouts in 2002. — Read on http://www.inforum.com/news/the-vault/former-funeral-home-worker-charged-with-hiding-a-corpse-at-the-center-of-a-cold-case-mystery
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