Category Archives: junk forensic science

Forensics: Trumps attack on science in last six months.

Posted on July 30, 2025 by csidds

https://www.cancertherapyadvisor.com/news/trump-admins-attacks-on-science/

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Forensics: Junk FBI hair “science” got him convicted.

Posted on July 26, 2025 by csidds

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/john-huffington-maryland-lawsuit-memorial-day-b2795808.html

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Forensics: Police custody deaths under independent review.

Posted on July 21, 2025 by csidds

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

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Forensics: Another “best guess” police method gets debunked. Matching bullets and cartridges.

Posted on July 12, 2025 by csidds
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Forensics: Quackery personified. Im sure the WH will start its own science journal. Id call it “Science for Dummies.”

Posted on July 1, 2025 by csidds

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02080-1

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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
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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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