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Forensics: Gabby Petito update: FBI’s decision to hold victim’s remains, cause of death ‘very unusual,’ Dr. Baden says
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
Forensics: “Self-proclaimed bitemark expert” getting sued. Wrongfully convicted former death row inmate is suing Tampa Police officers who allegedly framed him | Blogs
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
Forensics: The Nuclear ‘Demon Core’ That Killed Two Scientists – Atlas Obscura
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
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
Forensics: JFS Journal Editor Calls Out ‘Emotional’ Response to Controversial Study
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
Forensics: Cognitive Bias Is Influencing Forensic Pathology Decisions | MedPage Today
Here are ideas for how to minimize it — Read on http://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/working-stiff/94686
Forensics: UK review of 9 years after the FSS shutdown. The Risks of Doing Forensics on the Cheap
The Risks of Doing Forensics on the Cheap | The Crime Report — Read on thecrimereport.org/2021/09/22/the-perils-of-doing-forensics-on-the-cheap/
Forensics: Speculation abounds. How Did Van-Life Blogger Gabby Petito Die? The Cause May Not Be So Easy to Determine
She was last heard from in late August, weeks before human remains were found in the wild. — Read on http://www.thedailybeast.com/how-did-van-life-blogger-gabby-petito-die-the-cause-may-not-be-so-easy-to-determine
Forensics: Bad faith responses by forensic path org to new study on their members’ decision- making decisions. Authors’ Response to Gill et al Response
Now is huge. The paper by Dror et al that started this tempest is available within this post. Its all about cognitive biases in forensics. Please read it. BTW Gill is the president of the National Association of Medical Examiners, … Continue reading
Forensics: Fingerprint error rate on close non‐matches
Bursting a major fingerprint fallacy of infallibility. Fingerprint error rates. — Read on onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1556-4029.14580
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