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CBSLA: Bill Richards broke and ill after 23 years in prison – WrongConvBlog
CBS Los Angeles: Bill Richards, Freed After 23 Years For A Murder He Didn’t Commit Tells His Story… Only four months ago, he walked out of a Rancho Cucamonga prison, 23 years after he was convicted of murdering his wife, … Continue reading
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Despite No dishonesty found after UK witchhunt of Waney Squier : Burking continues
Here is the latest from Dr. Squier saying how she was “targeted” for her adversarial stance opposing another doubtful forensic method popular with some law enforcement agencies and prosecutors in both the UK and the US. I have a couple comments after … Continue reading
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Tagged junk forensic science, SBS, UK Met police, Waney Squier, witchhunt
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PCAST forensics on YouTube: Dean Mnookin keeps it simple and logical
Jennifer Mnookin, law Dean at UCLA, was co-chair of the “working group” assigned by the President’s Council on Sci and Tech to undertake the next step in forensic science review and reform. She recently was interviewed in Los Angeles and … Continue reading
DIY Crime Stuff for Young Folks and Police Investigators
I’ve reviewed many a case where a first responding LEO needed some of this information. Especially the Time of Death (TOD) graphic showing the 0-36hr rigor events. More information on this is available here. Livor mortis gets a pass. Here are … Continue reading
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Tagged Bad forensic science, junk forensic science, police science, Time of death
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After scandals, Omaha campaign includes move to an independent crime lab
Publicity about police crime lab goofs or worse do have a negative effect on confidences in lab enforcement’s activities. Politics in Omaha includes its’ forensic lab. Related: Independent crime labs could help stop forensic fraud The coming fight over independent crime … Continue reading
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Tagged Crime and Justice, crime lab scandals, forensic science misconduct
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Crime lab driving while drunk expert gets the boot.
North Texas Forensic Scientist Removed from Cases http://www.wbap.com/2016/10/31/north-texas-forensic-scientist-removed-from-cases/ Related info. http://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2016/10/14/thousands-dwi-cases-potentially-risk-credibility-dps-lab-expert-questioned
NY County Prosecutor accused of doing the dirty deed in 15 drug cases
This looks bad in the press and I bet the judge won’t be happy either. Withholding evidence in 15 cases? excerpt from Syracuse, Cayuga county, NY. AUBURN, N.Y. – Tyrone Matthews could’ve been sentenced to 23 more years in prison … Continue reading
News release: STRmix allows defense attorneys access to their source code
The writer on this blog post , John Buckleton provides interesting and valuable details regarding additional information on peer review and judicial acceptance of this DNA software. He is a co-developer of STRmix, a NZ government employee and has stated … Continue reading
Forensic “stickiness” in the News
NIST (US government science and tech forensic researcher and funder) announces a new look into the physical world of properties’ “stick” and “strain.” “the mechanical properties of four types of evidence: hair, documents, fingerprints and explosives.”
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Tagged CSI, forensic research, forensic research grants, Forensic science
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