Category Archives: Forensic Science

‘Forensics: I am not afraid of the gas chamber’: Codebreakers solve old Zodiac Killer cipher

Scientists rock!! Classic cold case in California. FBI backs amateur sleuths who appear to have deciphered a chilling message from the infamous 1960s killer. — Read on http://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1250948

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Forensics: The legal career of this KS prosecutor’s misconduct is an affront to the justice system

Unfettered lying and ourtroom fabrication getting some long needed attention. The misconduct of Kansas prosecutors like Jacqie Spradling undermines confidence in the justice system. Now, Spradling is finally fighting for her law license. — Read on http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/melinda-henneberger/article247608975.html

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Forensics: Many to blame? How America’s deadliest serial killer went undetected for more than 40 years

Samuel Little says he killed 93 people, preying on women from the margins of society. Again and again, police across the country failed to stop him. — Read on http://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/samuel-little-serial-killer/part-one/

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Forensics: The Husband-and-Wife Team Behind the Leading Vaccine to Solve Covid-19

Trump gave us HCQ. Loser. The Husband-and-Wife Team Behind the Leading Vaccine to Solve Covid-19 — Read on http://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/business/biontech-covid-vaccine.amp.html

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Forensics: Baseline look at junk science through the deviance and failures of bitemark believers

Marvin Zalman’s interview on his LR article describing the “cognitive biases, deviance, and dissonance” of science deniers. It shocking they are still affiliated by the American Academy of Forensic Sciences — Podcast on excitedutterance.com/listen ___ Albany Law Review

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Forensics: Revealing the lies and alot worse. Autopsy of a Crime Lab by Brandon L. Garrett – Hardcover – University of California Press

Of course, the #AAFS connection with the ABFO bitemarkers is a main target. This book exposes the dangerously imperfect forensic evidence that we rely on for criminal convictions.”That’s not my fingerprint, your honor,” said the defendant, after FBI experts reported a “100-percent identification.” They … Continue reading

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Forensics: Claims about Egyptian mummy technique: New X-ray technique reveals clues about ancient 1,900-year-old mummy

Jeez. The Getty has a “red shroud” mummy collection. They have been doing this for years. I consulted for one. “Herakleides” was a handsome 20yo. See him Herakleides Egyptian mummy: New X-ray technique reveals clues about ancient 1,900-year-old mummy – … Continue reading

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Forensics: Colombia: New Evidence Prisoners Were Intentionally Shot | Human Rights Watch

Police brutality in Columbia. A new report by international forensic experts commissioned by Human Rights Watch points to the intentional killing of detainees during a prison riot in March 2020 in Colombia. — Read on http://www.hrw.org/news/2020/11/24/colombia-new-evidence-prisoners-were-intentionally-shot

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Forensics: Former NOPD crime lab employee airs concerns over safety, procedures

Then they force him to take a drug test. A defense attorney tells WDSU the drug lab’s lack of accreditation could impact court cases. — Read on http://www.wdsu.com/article/wdsu-investigates-former-nopd-crime-lab-employee-airs-concerns-over-safety-procedures/34774281

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Forensics: 20,000 cases affected! 108 More Convictions Tied to Massachusetts Chemist’s Misconduct May Be Vacated

All from one forensic lab analyst. The Suffolk County district attorney said she was seeking to remove the “huge stain on the legal system” left by Annie Dookhan, who pleaded guilty in 2013 to tampering with evidence. — Read on … Continue reading

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