Category Archives: Forensic Science

Forensics: ‘CSI effect’ remains a myth, retired judge says on 20th anniversary of popular forensic science show

Good read from the ABA Journal Apparently, prosecutors use it as an excuse when they lose a criminal case. — Read on http://www.abajournal.com/columns/article/csi-effect-remains-a-myth-says-retired-judge-on-20th-anniversary-of-popular-forensic-science-show

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Forensics: Expert: CDC’s Redfield should expose Trump COVID failures, leave post

Its time to bail. Public health titan wrote a private letter to CDC Director Redfield asking him to expose interference into COVID response and leave his post. — Read on amp.usatoday.com/amp/5899724002

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Forensics: #Superspreader Trump’s Return Leaves White House in Disarray as Infections Jolt West Wing – The New York Times

This is free. Just takes sime time to figure it out. The West Wing was mostly empty, cleared of aides who were sick or told to work from home, and staff in the White House residence were in full personal … Continue reading

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Forensics: Hacker Uploads Own Fingerprints To Crime Scene In Dumbest Cyber Attack Ever

I’ve been around cybersecurity for 30 years, but this has to be one of the dumbest cyber attacks ever — Read on http://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/10/04/hacker-uploads-own-fingerprints-to-crime-scene-in-dumbest-cyberattack-ever/amp/

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Forensics US: Target Has a Better Forensics Lab Than Your Police Department | Rare

Target Has a Better Forensics Lab Than Your Police Department | Rare — Read on rare.us/rare-life/target-forensics-lab/amp/

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FORENSICS: The ABCs of how cops cheat with Fabricated Evidence: Forensic Deception, Planted Evidence and Forged Confessions

Shocking? Not really. The National Registry of Exonerations data is quite revealing. By Kelsea Valerio (This is the fifth in an 11-part series by The Vanguard reporting on a study of exonerations produced by Samuel R. Gross, Maurice J. — … Continue reading

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Forensics: Looking at Bones. An Eagle’s Skull – The Anatomy Lab

Ouch. An Eagle’s Skull – The Anatomy Lab surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com/2020/09/24/an-eagles-skull/amp/

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Forensics: Vietnam police seize 345,000 used condoms that were cleaned and sold

This takes the cake. Or just maybe YUCK! Vietnam police seize 345,000 used condoms that were cleaned and sold as new | abc7.com — Read on abc7.com/amp/police-in-vietnam-have-confiscated-an-estimated-345-000-used-condoms-which-had-been-cleaned-and-resold-as-new-state-media-reported./6545264/

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Forensics: Mexico’s drug war leaves 39,000 unidentified bodies in its morgues

This is horrible. Investigation by Quinto Elemento Labs finds alarming number of people buried in common graves — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/22/mexicos-drug-war-leaves-39000-unidentified-bodies-in-its-morgues

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Forensics: A Study in Scarlet: Where Fact Meets Fiction – The Anatomy Lab

Burke and Hare, ground-breaking Medical Jurisprudence, and Conan- Doyle. A Study in Scarlet: Where Fact Meets Fiction – The Anatomy Lab — Read on surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com/2020/04/17/a-study-in-scarlet-where-fact-meets-fiction/amp/

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