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#Forensics – Body part snatchers in Norway, faked DNA results in Houston, and more…
Shades of Burke and Hare in 1800 Edinburgh. Body snatching in Norway. Or maybe its “body part” snatching.” Researchers removed organs from 1,000 dead Norwegians without consent http://tinyurl.com/oz3o7u8 via @allvoices Criminals leave no prints behind. Over 30,000 PA suspects and felons unrecorded by police chiefs. … Continue reading
How NOT to do a forensic interview. From 2004.
Sometimes being interviewed can result in unexpected consequences. Try one of my best, from 2004. The Q and A format is trite but provided me with some opportunities. ========================================================== “Dr. Bowers has an amazingly good sense of humor. We requested … Continue reading
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Real talk about forensics and real science: ex AAFS president is interested about forensic mistakes, DNA from bitemarks, + more.
This blog has reached 6,000 hits since its inception. Thank you all for being involved! Cheers Mike Bowers Please consider subscribing to this blog. ====================================== Real science POV. Forcing Change In Forensic Science. http://cen.acs.org/articles/92/i19/Forcing-Change-Forensic-Science.html … via @cenmag A world apart is the … Continue reading
Forensic in Focus: From Witch hunts, criminal justice to some not so real forensic science.
Proof that CJ is not “always right.” TN exoneration joins growing number of innocence cases. Bitemarks included. 1 of 25 are innocent. Prosecutorial misconduct in Japan. Japan’s Authoritarian Criminal Justice System. Tells the Facts, Names the Names The American Board … Continue reading
Bitemark Identification Debunked? : People are still teaching dentists unreliable forensics
Sunday’s New York Times piece on how “DNA Changed Forensic Science” was also an allegory. Much is in writing in the media about the deficiencies of bitemark identification. The 2009 landmark National Academies of Science Report on “Strengthening the Forensic … Continue reading
NY Times: “DNA Analysis Exposes an Inexact Forensic Science” + Bitemark Cases
For over 2 decades, the US press has used “inexact” in writing about certain forensic methods which are used to convict criminal defendants. Bitemark experts included. Here is the latest from the New York Times. It uses the debunked FBI’s … Continue reading
Comments on the White House 2014 report on “Strengthening Forensic Science”
Opinions from a forensic examiner. This material contains excerpts from the WH 2014 Forensic Science Report . My comments (in bold) are added in certain sections. The Report excerpts are in italics. See the full report here. =========================================== EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF … Continue reading
Death sentences: A trail of dubious contributions to justice: questionable and in some cases, erroneous bitemark opinions.
I have reported on this subject before, as the continued acceptance of the bitemark id “pseudoscience” in US courts still allows this prejudicial type of prosecutorial expert opinion to be considered “relevant evidence.” Continuing on this topic, my experience as a defense … Continue reading
Teaching Science to Judges: Now THAT’S Gonna be Tough. Most studied business @csidds | Forensics in Focus : March 24, 2014
LEAD LINE: Criminal courts must evolve with science. Now THAT’s gonna be tough. Most judges studied business. Judges do have “colleges” but all are short courses certainly not involving much of anything scientific. They should be called “law colleges.” Flawed … Continue reading
Bad science from the AAFS/ABFO dentists | Media responses from the past | Forensics in Focus @csidds
Making positive news about bitemark evidence for media reporting is a tough job. I thought that I should make a short list of articles that have appeared in major media sources over the decades. Some predate the news about bitemark experts … Continue reading
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