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Jimmie “Chris” Duncan is Released After 27 Years on Louisiana’s Death Row – Innocence Project
Mr. Duncan was wrongfully convicted of a crime that never occurred based on now discredited bite mark and forensic pathology testimony from notorious “experts” Michael West and Steven Hayne. — Read on innocenceproject.org/news/jimmie-chris-duncan-is-released-after-27-years-on-louisianas-death-row/
Forensics: Major blow to junk forensics. New Jersey Supreme Court bars ‘shaken baby syndrome’ testimony at trial
Show this to Texas governor Greg Abbott. The court ruled that there is consensus among experts regarding whether shaking alone could produce “abusive head trauma.” — Read on reason.com/2025/11/21/new-jersey-becomes-first-state-to-bar-shaken-baby-syndrome-testimony-at-trial/ Cato Institute: https://www.cato.org/blog/junk-science-has-no-borders-new-jersey-just-called-it-out
Forensics: Just released after 25 years on death row. Jimmie Duncan going home A bitemark quack dentist put him in prison.
The 2009 expose’ of this case from journalist Radley Balko. We have spent decades on this case. https://reason.com/2009/03/24/forensics-fraud/
Posted in AAFS, ABFO, Bad Forensic Science, Bite Marks, Bitemarks, Civil rights, costs of wrongful convictions, criminal justice, Exoneration costs, forensic fraud, forensic science misconduct, forensic science reform protecting the innocent, junk forensic science, wrongful convictions
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Forensics: Ignoring science in the US. CDC Website Now Boosts Debunked Link Between Vaccines and Autism
“This represents a new and devastating turn by the CDC.” — Read on gizmodo.com/cdc-website-now-boosts-debunked-link-between-vaccines-and-autism-2000688898
Forensics: 31% due to junk CSI style forensics. Fatal Flaws: Innocence, Race, and Wrongful Convictions | American Civil Liberties Union
Fatal Flaws: Innocence, Race, and Wrongful Convictions | American Civil Liberties Union — Read on http://www.aclu.org/publications/fatal-flaws-innocence-race-and-wrongful-convictions
Forensics: Pure extortion. Kennedy’s junk science puts Tylenol — and Trump — on Trial
Extreme claims about Tylenol are making their way into courtrooms across America. — Read on thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/5602170-kennedys-junk-science-puts-tylenol-and-trump-on-trial/
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Tagged anti vaccine grift, rfkjr money grab
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Forensics: Junk Science. Recanted medical opinion ruled “not new evidence.” TN Appeals Court Upholds Russell Maze’s Shaken Baby Conviction — ProPublica
California had to change state law to allow courts to admit an expert’s change of testimony to be new evidence. Dissenting from the court’s majority, one judge sounded the alarm about ignoring recanted forensic testimony, saying the medical examiner’s reversal … Continue reading
Forensics: Using RFKjr’s Anti-vax rhetoric as a substitute for scientific data. New article in print. Truly appalling junk.
There is an article titled “Evidence Showing Childhood Vaccinations Are Causing Autism and Other Intellectual Disabilities” (in the journal International Journal of Vaccine Theory, Practice, and Research, Vol 4 No 1, 2025) that claims a link. However, this article has … Continue reading
Forensics: Junk science leads to Texas sueing Tylenol makers J&J and Kenvue, claiming they hid drug’s autism risks | Reuters
The makers of Tylenol, Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue , were sued on Tuesday by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who accused them of knowingly hiding the drug’s links to autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. — Read on http://www.reuters.com/world/texas-sues-jj-kenvue-claiming-they-hid-tylenols-autism-risks-2025-10-28/
Forensics: “Made for litigation science.” The high cost of junk science verdicts in Los Angeles
The Daily Journal has more journalists covering the California legal profession than any other publication. — Read on http://www.dailyjournal.com/article/388194-the-high-cost-of-junk-science-verdicts-in-los-angeles
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