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Forensics: “Bitemarks no longer accepted.” Appeals court says man can challenge bite mark evidence in 1978 Wood River murder
John N. Prante had challenged the bite mark evidence that contributed to a murder conviction and a 75-year prison sentence. https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/appeals-court-says-man-can-challenge-bite-mark-evidence-in-1978-wood-river-murder/article_134eb7bc-f4a8-5d05-ade8-f14ead38db2b.html
Forensics: They prefer bleach? White Republicans Are More Likely to Reject the COVID-19 Vaccine
According to a recent poll, 56% of white Republicans said they were either unsure or would not take a COVID-19 vaccine if it were available to them. — Read on http://www.businessinsider.com/white-republicans-more-likely-to-reject-covid-19-vaccine-2021-3
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Forensics: Case study on the variability of bitemark injuries.
csidds.com/2015/07/21/bitemarks-in-uk-child-abuse-cases-reveals-how-skin-injury-patterns-vary-dramatically-on-a-single-victim/
Forensics: Why Defense Forensics Experts Matter | Psychology Today
I have opposed many a prosecution bitemarker expert claiming equivalency to “its just like a fingerprint.” DAs were never happy. 12 exoneration cases Ive assisted proves who was right. ‘CSI is often presented in a one-sided way at criminal trials. … Continue reading
Forensics: What’s wrong with crime labs = DC mayor defends crime lab but says she wants issues ‘fully investigated’
What the heck does a mayor know about forensics? Politics, police and forensics is a hot mess of conflicts and agendas. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said she wants concerns about the operations of the District’s Department of Forensic Sciences “fully … Continue reading
Forensics: Estimates and Projections of COVID-19 and Parental Death in the US | Child Development | JAMA
Ive read that over 2 million have lost grandparents and other relatives to covid. Horrendous. The believers that “only 1% died” are idiots. Absolutely junk “experts.” This study estimates the expected number of affected children for each COVID-19 death. — … Continue reading
Forensics: Blood spatter. 33 Years After Dubious Evidence Helped Convict Him, Joe Bryan Has Been Released on Parole
Another example where a recanting police expert admitting error was insufficient for a new trial for this man. I won’t even begin to explain whats wrong with BP. His murder conviction rested largely on bloodstain-pattern analysis, a technique still in … Continue reading
Forensics: Another look at the history of quack forensic dentistry.
Cases like this are still being litigated by the Innocence Project. Eddie Lee Howard was just recently exonerated. Over 20 years on Parchman’s deathe row. DAs continue to argue these “masters of forensic dentistry” are legitimate. reason.com/2009/05/15/a-forensics-charlatan-gets-cau/
Forensics: An Elite Group Of Scientists Tried To Warn Trump Against Lockdowns In March
Unadulterated and ego-driven poseurs. What a crappy legacy for these jerks. An Elite Group Of Scientists Tried To Warn Trump Against Lockdowns In March — Read on http://www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/stephaniemlee/ioannidis-trump-white-house-coronavirus-lockdowns
Forensics: Bitemark fiasco leads to Proof of Innocence: New Arizona law opens testing national databases
While the bitemarkers argued amongst themselves abt Ray Krone’s crooked tooth, DNA AND fingerprint evidence existed that would have dismissed his case before trial. It took multiple trials, his conviction to death row, and a decade of appeals to get … Continue reading
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