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Inability to deliver timely DNA testing for ID gets Coroner some bad publicity and a grieving family
This is about a missing elderly man and a male skeleton found months later. My assumption is that he may have either worn dentures (no natural teeth) with no patient name labeled placed in the dentures ( mandatory in some … Continue reading
Law enforcement agencies have invented a number of the techniques, including blood-spatter and bite-mark analysis.
Explanations on how the intersection of legal “yes or no” determinations of guilt and its interpretation of forensic “science” certainties is a train wreck. From the Boston Review; “Forensic Psuedoscience.” A quote from the BR “Law is a poor vehicle … Continue reading
U of AZ Science Professor posits bitemark clique as “junk” on eve of TX hearing
UA Professor Tackles Faulty Courtroom Science [Image] Steven Mark Chaney recently walked out of a Dallas courtroom after his 1987 conviction was overturned because of discredited bite-mark testimony. (Photo: Innocence Project) Today, the Texas Forensic Science Commission hears more testimony … Continue reading
UK : Police forced to reopen 350 cases botched by forensics officer who lied about credentials
Stephen Beattie, a senior forensics officer, was suspended and then quit in 2011 after it emerged that he exaggerated his expertise [This ethical transgression was first reported almost 5 years ago. Seems that this forensic review process described below was not a … Continue reading
UK Forensic Science system fading away to nothing : Opinion
Standards of forensic science under threat Quote from this article: “The main difficulty I have in writing about forensic developments in the UK is that there are very few due to the government closing down the Forensic Science Service several … Continue reading
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Ann Bucholtz appointed as Ventura Medical Examiner
The Board of Supervisors approved the appointment of Dr. Ann Bucholtz as the County’s new Medical Examiner today following a closed session discussion. County Executive Officer Michael Powers brought the appointment to the Board. “Dr. Bucholtz is exactly the type … Continue reading
Forensics: How not to stage your own suicide as a racist murder
Coroner Who Ruled Death Of ‘Hero Cop’ A Suicide Talks About Autopsy Process http://www.npr.org/2015/11/07/455159363/coroner-who-ruled-death-of-hero-cop-a-suicide-talks-about-autopsy-process
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Russian #7K9268 shoot down victims’ DNA will be compared to family reference specimens : No odontology
Its strange that the Russian officials reportedly will not include odontology (forensic dentistry) in this human recovery event. Dentistry is included in forensic protocols throughout the world. Considering the high fragmentation of the passengers and crew’s remains, the Russian government … Continue reading
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Tagged human identification, mass disaster recovery, Russian Metrojet
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Example of a sketchy relationship between a Medical Examiner and Insurance Companies
Nothing raises doubts about a medical expert when he repeats one-off and repetitive causes of death opinions in civil or criminal cases. The Missoulian. Complete CSI Forensic lab for sale. Only used once.
Its time to de-qualify bitemark experts. Forensic “mistakes” revealed by DNA – A bitemark expert gets $50K to ID the wrong man -Twice
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Ray Krone (pictured above at an innocence/forensic science reform seminar) spent 10 years in AZ prison. Part of it on death row. Then a retrial that gave him…
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