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Forensic pathologist shares opinion on Gene Hackman, wife’s cause of death
Forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden explained how the deaths of Gene Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog could be the result of a tragic accident. — Read on http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/gene-hackman-wifes-cause-death-forensic-expert-shares-opinion-unusual-circumstances
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Forensics: Something the US should have done years ago. The feds have cut the budget for missing and unknown persons for years. Most US DNA analysis $ comes from fund raising and local police budgets. Indigenous cases lanquish as well.
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Forensics: More opines on The Hackman deaths.
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Forensics: Aging spurts and delays in pre homo sapiens. Fossil teeth hint at a surprisingly early start to humans’ long childhoods
Signs of temporarily delayed tooth development in the skull of an ancient Homo species youth spark debate about the origins of humanlike growth. — Read on http://www.sciencenews.org/article/fossil-teeth-tooth-human-childhood
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Forensics: TOD research. Found dead in the snow − how microbes can help pinpoint time of death for forensic investigations in frigid conditions
An accurate estimate of when someone died is a critical part of forensic investigations. In extremely cold conditions, molecular biology can provide critical information where the naked eye cannot. — Read on http://www.yahoo.com/news/found-dead-snow-microbes-help-161031667.html
Forensics: Migrant minors wrongly sent to adult detention due to scam X-rays.
The misuse of dental and medical “science” for police purposes in the US. Civil rights groups file a complaint for federal agencies to disclose info about discredited scientific methods used to determine minors’ age — Read on prismreports.org/2024/10/02/migrant-minors-sent-to-adult-detention/
Forensics: Yet the #AAFS still endorses the org that personally attacked Dr. Mary Bush. Tools of dental professor’s bitemark research included in Smithsonian exhibition
Tools of dental professor’s bitemark research included in Smithsonian exhibition – University at Buffalo — Read on http://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2024/06/Mary-Bush-bitemark-research-Smithsonian.html
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Forensics: Finally an ID to the hundreds murdered. WWI veteran is first identified victim from 1921 Tulsa massacre since mass graves found.
The remains are the first from those graves to be linked directly to the massacre, in which white people killed as many as 300 Black people. — Read on http://www.wbay.com/2024/07/12/wwi-veteran-is-first-identified-victim-1921-tulsa-massacre-since-mass-graves-found-mayor-says/