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Forensics: Woman whose rape DNA led to her arrest sues San Francisco
A rape victim whose DNA from her sexual assault case was used by San Francisco police to arrest her in an unrelated property crime on Monday filed a lawsuit against the city. — Read on m.startribune.com/woman-whose-rape-dna-led-to-her-arrest-sues-san-francisco/600206222/
Forensics: The World’s Largest Experiment Simulating Dead Bodies in Suitcases Is Underway : ScienceAlert
A crime scene can present itself in any form and size. — Read on http://www.sciencealert.com/the-worlds-largest-experiment-simulating-dead-bodies-in-suitcases-is-underway
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Forensics: 4,400 bodies found each year. Body Found in Trunk of Car Bought at Auction: Police
The vehicle was meant to be checked by a third party before it went to auction, but it slipped by without inspection. — Read on http://www.newsweek.com/body-found-trunk-car-bought-auction-1732775
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Forensics: Native Repatriation Money. MU Museum of Anthropology awarded $100,000 grant to identify Native American remains
MU researchers have been awarded a $100,000 grant to work with Missouri’s Native American tribes to identify ancestral remains that belong to them. — Read on http://www.kbia.org/2022-08-09/mu-museum-of-anthropology-awarded-100-000-grant-to-identify-native-american-remains
Forensics: A past center for racist and bogus research, an Ivy League university set to rebury skulls of Black people kept for centuries
University of Pennsylvania houses remains at Penn Museum, where they form a collection once used to justify white supremacy — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/07/us-university-plans-repatriation-black-american-remains
Forensics: # NamUS needs funding! Families concern for Missing in Colorado plan Event for August 13, 2022
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will host the Missing in Colorado event at the Lowry Conference Center (1061 Akron Way, Bldg. 697, Denver, CO), — Read on arkvalleyvoice.com/missing-in-colorado-event-slated-for-august-13-2022/
Forerensicd: Body of man tortured by Russians found in Bucha district police
VALENTYNA ROMANENKO – SUNDAY, 31 JULY 2022, 14:19 The body of a civilian tortured by aggressors was found in the Bucha district of Kyiv Oblast. Source: Kyiv Oblast police Quote from Andriy Niebytov, Chief of Kyiv Oblast Police: “The body … Continue reading
Forensics: NamUS needs more funding! Carrie Grey, 39: Woman Vanishes From Alaska In 2021 • Our Black Girls
Very little is known about Carrie Grey and her case, but after family couldn’t reach her, they asked the authorities to do a welfare check. — Read on ourblackgirls.com/2022/07/18/carrie-grey-39-woman-vanishes-from-alaska-in-2021/
Forensics: NamUS Missing Persons database not used. State doesn’t teach tool used to solve missing person cases, 67% not in federal database
Here is a synopsis of the videocast. 1. Only 13 States mandate police to obtain and enter missing persons fingerprint, dental, and personal information into the federal NamUS system. 2. Voluntary compliance of police departments is low. 3. Many unidentified … Continue reading
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