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Forensics: Finally thinkiing like scientists after decades of assumptions. Scientists Think Weird Bloodstain Physics Could Help Solve Murder Cases
The ways that a bloodstain behaves could help show investigators the speed and angle at which blood splattered onto a fabric. — Read on http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a65821542/bloodstain-physics/
Forensics: Protecting police homicides? When Death Investigations Go Wrong
A growing body of data shows how outdated forensic methods and unreliable expert testimony distort justice. — Read on innocenceproject.org/news/when-death-investigations-go-wrong-new-research-reveals-the-risks-of-wrongful-conviction/
Forensics: Police custody deaths under independent review.
87 restraint Police custody deaths from Maryland Medical Examiner office investigated for coverup https://open.substack.com/pub/radleybalko/p/new-study-state-medical-examiners?r=j5102&utm_medium=ios
Forensics: Another “best guess” police method gets debunked. Matching bullets and cartridges.
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John Grisham: Why is Jimmie “Chris” Duncan on LA death row
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
Forensics: appeals court finds gun forensic method is not ‘scientifically valid’
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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