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Forensics: Junk Science to blame. After FBI Issued Flawed Forensic Report, Police ID Original Suspect in 1974 Murder
After FBI Issued Flawed Forensic Report, Police ID Original Suspect in 1974 Murder — Read on http://www.forensicmag.com/3594-All-News/623038-After-FBI-Issued-Flawed-Forensic-Report-Police-ID-Original-Suspect-in-1974-Murder/
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Forensic Scientist Sues Nassau County, Claims Firing Was Whistleblower Retaliation | Massapequa, NY Patch
The suit claims the former employee was fired after participating in an inspector general’s investigation into the county crime lab. — Read on patch.com/new-york/massapequa/forensic-scientist-sues-nassau-county-claims-firing-was-whistleblower
Forensics: 31% due to junk CSI style forensics. Fatal Flaws: Innocence, Race, and Wrongful Convictions | American Civil Liberties Union
Fatal Flaws: Innocence, Race, and Wrongful Convictions | American Civil Liberties Union — Read on http://www.aclu.org/publications/fatal-flaws-innocence-race-and-wrongful-convictions
Forensics: Was Trey Reed lynched or was he a suicide? His family ignored by local cops. Kaepernick Institute paid for 2d autopsy.
Update: No official info on the 2d autopsy. There is a social media screenshot from Today (Saturday) at the end of this post that is unverified. What is known Demartravion “Trey” Reed, a 21-year-old Black student at Delta State University … Continue reading
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: British CSI case. An elderly man frightened to death. Impressive team.
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Forensics: Faked junk bitemark testimony by discredited dentist may lead to first execution in LA since 2010. Governor and AG could care less. Unbelievable.
The legacy of bitemark quackery is horrendous. This dentist has had 7 of his cases overturned on appeal. https://www.propublica.org/article/louisiana-jimmie-duncan-bite-mark-analysis-death-row-junk-science
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