Category Archives: Forensic Science

Forensics: #ForensicOdontology Another victim of America’s greatest forensics fraudster has been exonerated – The Washington Post

Posted on October 9, 2021 by csidds

Radley Balko has co-authored with Tucker Carrington ‘The Cadver King and the Country Dentist.” This WP piece is just a glimpse into how courts keep supporting over-reaching and fradulent “forensic scientists.” The number of experts who can claim to have … Continue reading →

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Forensics: DNA in murder case sits in Denver crime lab for 11 months

Posted on October 7, 2021 by csidds

Family asking for public help. Crime lab output delays are unacceptable. A father is making an emotional plea and putting up $25,000 of his own money to help find his son’s killer. He is also asking the Problem Solvers to … Continue reading →

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Forensics: Underfunded and mostly thankless. Cold case files: USF forensic anthropologist seeks the public’s help

Posted on October 7, 2021 by csidds

Cold case files: USF forensic anthropologist seeks the public’s help • St Pete Catalyst — Read on stpetecatalyst.com/cold-case-files-usf-forensic-anthropologist-seeks-the-publics-help/

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Forensics: The FBI should listen to this. We’re talking about hair the wrong way : Short Wave : NPR

Posted on October 6, 2021 by csidds

Humans have scalp hair. But why is human scalp hair so varied? Biological anthropologist Tina Lasisi wanted to find out. And while completing her PhD at Penn State University, she developed a better system for describing hair — rooted in … Continue reading →

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Forensics: Gabby Petito update: FBI’s decision to hold victim’s remains, cause of death ‘very unusual,’ Dr. Baden says

Posted on October 6, 2021 by csidds

Two weeks since Gabby Petito was revealed to have been the victim of a homicide, famed forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden told Fox News the FBI’s decision to withhold her remains from her family was “very unusual,” as was the … Continue reading →

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Forensics: “Self-proclaimed bitemark expert” getting sued. Wrongfully convicted former death row inmate is suing Tampa Police officers who allegedly framed him | Blogs

Posted on October 6, 2021 by csidds

Richard Souviron is a founding-father of the American Board of Forensic Odontology. Many of his peers have been sued by those wrongfully convicted through their claims of “scientific” accuracy. This case shows the degree of cognitive bias exhibited in their … Continue reading →

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Forensics: The Nuclear ‘Demon Core’ That Killed Two Scientists – Atlas Obscura

Posted on October 3, 2021 by csidds

New Mexico dodged a bullet from this one. Their attitudes abt vax and max, not so lucky. After World War II ended, physicists kept pushing a plutonium core to its edge. — Read on http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/demon-core-that-killed-two-scientists.amp

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Unvaccinated medical examiner forces Rensselaer County’s autopsies to change venue

Posted on October 3, 2021 by csidds

What in the holy hell? The Capital Region’s best known pathologist won’t get COVID-19 shot, moving Rensselaer… — Read on http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Rensselaer-County-autopsies-move-to-Glens-Falls-16503000.php

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Forensics: JFS Journal Editor Calls Out ‘Emotional’ Response to Controversial Study

Posted on September 29, 2021 by csidds

This review highlights the dirty tricks in use by some forensic ‘scientists’ and the “premier” Medical Examiners Association @theNAME1966, apparently insulted over independent research into their cognitive bias. (The Circumstantial type). Despicable. Journal Editor Calls Out ‘Emotional’ Response to Controversial … Continue reading →

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Forensics: Cognitive Bias Is Influencing Forensic Pathology Decisions | MedPage Today

Posted on September 25, 2021 by csidds

Here are ideas for how to minimize it — Read on http://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/working-stiff/94686

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