Category Archives: junk forensic science

Forensics: Dundee and Glasgow take a look at the bitemarkers

Posted on November 6, 2019 by csidds

Let’s see if prosecutors and the judiciary get the gumption and honesty to see this as the death knell for bitemark flim flam. Congrats to the Scots and Open Access publishing! https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00414-019-02163-5

Posted in AAFS, ABFO, Bad Forensic Science, Bitemarks, costs of wrongful convictions, CSI, expert testimony, forensic science misconduct, junk forensic science | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

#Forensics #DNA U.S. Takes Step to Require Asylum-Seekers’ DNA

Posted on October 24, 2019 by csidds

Similar to building walls in Colorado? The Trump administration ignores US untested rape specimens and will collect DNA samples from asylum-seekers and add the information to a massive FBI database. Trump and the GOP continue to protray undoc immigrants as … Continue reading →

Posted in AAFS, criminal justice reform, DNA profiling, forensic science misconduct, human rights violations, junk forensic science, police crime labs, US Crime labs, US homicide statistics analysis | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Forensics: Forensic Dental ageing expert claims his claims of “science” shouldn’t be the only method. Why use it at all?

Posted on October 4, 2019 by csidds

For years, these dentists have inappropriate claims of high percentages of accuracy to their adult versus juvenile ageing methods which they present in US immigration courts. This WaPo article summarizes how the federal controlled courts and prosecutors continue to use … Continue reading →

Posted in ABFO, human identification, human rights violations, junk forensic science | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Forensics: Botched digital measurements led to 11 years in prison. New trial ordered.

Posted on September 13, 2019 by csidds

DAs expert used a fancy software program to analyze a robbery vid. He botched it. The perp is short. This man is 6’3″. A jailhouse snitch lied during his trial. The DA was mute during all of it. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/2019/09/12/texas-man-subject-of-netflix-doc-ordered-released-after-11-years-behind-bars/

Posted in AAFS, Bad Forensic Science, costs of wrongful convictions, Crime lab scandal, CSI, expert testimony, Forensic Science, Forensic Science Bias, junk forensic science | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Forensics: Botched digital measurements led to 11 years in prison. New trial ordered.

Forensics: In depth look at bogus pattern-matching police labs. Stinson bitemark exoneration compared to toolmark conviction under appeal in Colorado’s Genrich case.

Posted on September 5, 2019 by csidds

https://www.thenation.com/article/the-crisis-of-american-forensics/

Posted in Bite Marks, Bitemarks, costs of wrongful convictions, Crime, Crime lab scandal, criminal justice, exoneration, Forensic Science, junk forensic science, wrongful convictions | Leave a comment

Forensics incorrect between 23% to 96% of court cases

Posted on August 31, 2019 by csidds

A UK study group describes their study as demanding a “holistic overhaul” of these practices taken into criminal courts. It contains a good review of US exoneration efforts to effect forensics. Too bad the police controlled forensic managers seem deaf … Continue reading →

Posted in AAFS, Bitemarks, Crime, criminal justice, CSI, expert testimony, Forensic Science Bias, Forensic science misconduct, junk forensic science, police crime labs | Leave a comment

More judge-like delusions about error rates in forensics not being necessary.

Posted on August 20, 2019 by csidds

This time it is in Australia. It does mentions that bitemarks are now outlawed Down Under? Now how did THAT happen? I havent heard a peep abt it. https://www.smh.com.au/national/csi-not-so-scientific-doubt-cast-on-veracity-of-forensic-evidence-20190816-p52hq9.html

Posted in AAFS, ABFO, Bitemarks, CSI, Forensic Science, Forensic Science Bias, junk forensic science | Leave a comment

Blood spatter analysis (i.e. BPA) theories contradict physics and scientific research. Study reveals serious lack of university-level involvement in this police-adopted method.

Posted on August 13, 2019 by csidds

Is anyone suprised? The spatterists still are throwing pig blood against walls and clothing. This study debunks their “velocity” of impact/force blood spatter paradigms. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/forensics-bloodstain-pattern-analysis/ Kudos to The Innocence Project’s Sarah Chu for her comments in this NOVA article. Read … Continue reading →

Posted in AAFS, ABFO, Bite Marks, Bitemarks, criminal justice reform, CSI, Forensic Science Bias, junk forensic science, US Crime labs | Comments Off on Blood spatter analysis (i.e. BPA) theories contradict physics and scientific research. Study reveals serious lack of university-level involvement in this police-adopted method.

Junk forensic claims run amok once again.

Posted on July 27, 2019 by csidds

Law enforcement always goes bonkers for junk forensics. This time it is a twitchy next gen version of a “deception detector.” https://theintercept.com/2019/07/26/europe-border-control-ai-lie-detector/

Posted in AAFS, CSI, expert testimony, junk forensic science | Leave a comment

Judging The Value of Forensic Evidence | Inside Science

Posted on February 24, 2019 by csidds

A legal eagle (judge) says judges are a “quick study” about science. Thats still not science. Their messed up case decisions serve as proof. Some prosecutors take advantage. (Inside Science) — According to Senior U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff, at … Continue reading →

Posted in AAFS, ABFO, Bitemarks, criminal justice, junk forensic science | Tagged , , | Leave a comment