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Forensics: A Primer on Junk Forensic Science. Must read. Scholarly content.
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Forensics: Junk arson opinions. How Jason Lively was cleared of the West Virginia fire that killed Doc Whitley
Experts say wrongful fire convictions are disturbingly common, because investigators often lack up-to-date education and advanced training. — Read on http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/jason-lively-fire-innocent-west-virginia/2020/10/21/44772dba-f2b4-11ea-bc45-e5d48ab44b9f_story.html
Forensics: How a glamorous crime scene pathologist broke the mould as her painstaking work illuminated some of Scotland’s most notorious murders
How glamorous crime scene pathologist broke the mould as her painstaking work illuminated some of Scotland’s most notorious murders – The Sunday Post — Read on http://www.sundaypost.com/fp/high-heels-at-a-crime-scene-that-was-who-i-was-and-that-was-how-i-was-going-to-dress-people-could-like-it-or-lump-it-but-i-was-quite-happy/amp/
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Forensics: Overzealous profanity filter bans paleontologists from talking about bones
Its about time. Those paleos are kinky. A virtual conference was thrown into confusion when the platform hosting the event came with a pre-packaged ‘naughty word’ censor — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/oct/16/profanity-filter-bones-paleontologists-conference
Forensics meets Anthropology: Genetic correlations in the rhesus macaque dentition
My idiot bitemarker (ex)colleagues taught me that all teeth were unique and independent from each other. Whatta joke. Genetic correlations in the rhesus macaque dentition – ScienceDirect — Read on http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0047248420301342
Forensics: Rebellious Scientists in ME’s office raise DNA police concerns – New York Daily News
Police in NYC collect DNA from citizens, the ME runs the DNA lab. This battle is ongoing. Over 30K samples exist in their database. An anonymous group of forensic scientists in the city Medical Examiner’s office fired off an email … Continue reading
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
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
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
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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