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Forensics: Cranfield University to close forensics department in the UK. International students not enrolling.
One student studying forensic investigation says it is no longer the course she signed up for. — Read on http://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g71pj8en9o
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Forensics: test recovers fingerprints from fired ammunition casings despite intense heat
A pioneering new test that can recover fingerprints from ammunition casing, once thought nearly impossible, has been developed by two Irish scientists. — Read on phys.org/news/2025-09-forensic-recovers-fingerprints-ammunition-casings.html
Forensics: Horrific killings of 4 female teenagers. What to know about the new suspect identified in Texas’ infamous yogurt shop killings
Austin police have identified a new suspect in the 1991 yogurt shop murders of four teenage girls — Read on abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/new-suspect-identified-texas-infamous-yogurt-shop-killings-126002530
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Forensics: Gene therapy slows disease. Huntington’s disease successfully treated for first time
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC. — Read on http://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cevz13xkxpro
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Forensics: US serial killer case opens door to using cutting-edge DNA data in courts
New York trial could set a legal precedent by admitting findings from whole-genome sequencing as evidence. — Read on http://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03102-8
Forensics: Methylation of DNA indicates age of human remains. From Argentina to NJIT: Fulbright Scholar Tackles Forensic Cases of the Unidentified
From Argentina to NJIT: Fulbright Scholar Tackles Forensic Cases of the Unidentified — Read on news.njit.edu/argentina-njit-fulbright-scholar-tackles-forensic-cases-unidentified
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Forensics: Forensic expert blows lid on Charlie Kirk suspect’s peculiar final text exchange with lover | Daily Mail Online
The bombshell texts between Tyler Robinson and his transgender partner showed the alleged assassin admitted to shooting Charlie Kirk because he ‘had enough of his hatred.’ — Read on http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15108709/Tyler-Robinson-text.html
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Forensics: Non-forensic lawyers in charge. Watchdog fails wrongly convicted owing to lack of forensic expertise, experts say | Criminal Cases Review Commission | The Guardian
Criminal Cases Review Commission faces criticism over its handling of several high-profile cases — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/sep/07/watchdog-fails-wrongly-convicted-prisoners-lack-forensic-expertise-experts-say
Posted in AAFS, Civil rights, costs of wrongful convictions, Crime lab scandal, criminal justice, Forensic Science, Forensic Science Bias, wrongful convictions
Tagged exoneration, forensic examiner error, Forensic science, innocence project, Miscarriage of justice, wrongful convictions
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Forensics: Investigators reveal full strength of Kohberger DNA evidence: ‘amazing’
Genetic genealogy traced DNA from the Idaho murders crime scene to Bryan Kohberger’s family tree as investigators raced to identify a suspect in the case. — Read on http://www.foxnews.com/us/idaho-killer-left-behind-catastrophic-evidence-fast-tracked-his-capture-investigators-reveal
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Forensics: Retired detective’s discovery solves 84 cases in Baltimore County
FREELAND, Md. — On a tranquil 40-acre farm in Freeland, Maryland, Rose Brady enjoys a quiet life, far removed from her groundbreaking career with the Baltimore — Read on foxbaltimore.com/news/local/cold-case-detective-true-crime-solve-cases-baltimore-county
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