Category Archives: junk forensic science

John Grisham: Why is Jimmie “Chris” Duncan on LA death row

Posted on June 23, 2025 by csidds

I helped develop the case against the faked bitemark evidence evidence used to convict Duncan. Jimmie Duncan was convicted in Louisiana almost solely on the wholly fabricated theories of two notorious forensic experts — pathologist Steven Hayne and odontologist Michael … Continue reading →

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Forensics: appeals court finds gun forensic method is not ‘scientifically valid’

Posted on June 20, 2025 by csidds

Subjectivity in bullet casing matching method is not based on scientific proof. Bitemark opinions are no better. An Oregon appeals court found that the AFTE gun forensics method in cases involving shootings is not “scientifically valid” and could change how … Continue reading →

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Forensics: Junk bitemark expert’s reign of terror leads to 9th case overturned. DA still demands execution.

Posted on April 26, 2025 by csidds
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Forensics: Junk bitemark expert’s reign of terror leads to 9th case overturned. DA still demands execution.

Posted on April 26, 2025 by csidds
Posted in AAFS, ABFO, Bad Forensic Science, Bite Marks, Bitemarks, costs of wrongful convictions, criminal justice reform, death penalty, Forensic science misconduct, junk forensic science | Leave a comment

Forensics: Total meltdown of cop forensics lab in Baltimore. Cops managers reluctant to admit details stemming from lab whistleblower.

Posted on April 22, 2025 by csidds

https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/baltimore-police-face-federal-retaliation-suit-claim-of-mishandling-26000-fingerprints

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Forensics: Trump using junk science to ferret out disloyalty in his minions.

Posted on April 6, 2025 by csidds

https://futurism.com/trump-polygraph-lie-detector-leak

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Forensics: BS crime testing for arson leads to mom being charged with murder. Famed arson scientist John Lentini now on her case. Junk forensics is endemic in the US.

Posted on April 3, 2025 by csidds

https://theintercept.com/2025/03/31/florida-michelle-taylor-arson-fire-murder-trial/

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Forensics: Independent review of autopsy counters TX plan for execution. Junk forensic science sent him to death row.

Posted on April 1, 2025 by csidds
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Forensics: Bitemarkers are desperate to prove their myth of individualizing perps from front teeth by scanning 100 test subjects.

Posted on March 23, 2025 by csidds

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40116296/

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Forensics: Video look at a crime lab tech who is charged w 102 counts of fakery and 10,000 cases to review.

Posted on March 6, 2025 by csidds
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