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Forensics: 150 families showed up. #NamUS. UCO To Host Oklahoma Missing Persons Day Event
UCO To Host Oklahoma Missing Persons Day Event — Read on http://www.news9.com/story/64454d5905cfab072ba81ede/uco-to-host-oklahoma-missing-persons-day-event
Forensics: Inadequate forensic funding redux. Tougher drug penalties mean more work, longer waits at state crime labs
Texas lawmakers want tougher criminal penalties for possession of delta-8 and fentanyl. But that would mean much more work for the crime labs handling most of the drug testing for the state’s 254 counties. — Read on http://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/12/texas-drugs-crime-evidence/
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Forensics: How a crime lab missed evidence that could have stopped the Green River Killer
Gary Ridgway, the Green River Killer, murdered dozens of women and girls before he was caught — but scientists missed key evidence on his first victims. — Read on http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gary-ridgway-green-river-serial-killer-washington-rcna67794
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Forensics: Subjective and Contradictory opinions. Interpreting Blood Stain Patterns: Science or Speculation?
In the TV-show Dexter, the titular character leads a double life as both a forensic scientist and a serial killer. Dexter’s unique forensic… — Read on http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx
Forensics: Blood spatter arguments a big issue. SC v. Alex Murdaugh: Murdaugh Family Murders
Disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh, 54, is accused of fatally shooting 52-year-old Maggie Murdaugh and 22-year-old Paul Murdaugh, — Read on http://www.courttv.com/news/sc-v-alex-murdaugh-murdaugh-family-murders/
Forensics: Botched DNA from crime lab. Areli Escobar’s execution to be reconsidered after Supreme Court order
Areli Escobar was sentenced to death in 2011 for an Austin murder, but even prosecutors now agree his conviction relied heavily on faulty DNA testing by the discredited Travis County crime lab. — Read on http://www.texastribune.org/2023/01/09/areli-escobar-texas-execution-death-row-supreme-court/
Forensics: Idaho Students Murdered: Suspect Arrested in Pennsylvania, Sources Say
A suspect has been arrested in the killings of four University of Idaho students found dead in a home near campus on Nov. 13. Here’s what we know so far. — Read on http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/suspect-in-killings-of-4-university-of-idaho-students-arrested-in-pennsylvania-sources/4020657/
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Forensics: ‘Nightmare’ Warehouse Fire Erases Evidence in Many Unsolved Cases
Lawyers say evidence in cold cases and bids for exoneration disappeared or was ruined when a Police Department storage facility in Brooklyn went up in flames. — Read on http://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/14/nyregion/police-warehouse-fire-evidence.html
Forensics: DNA database mistake leads to Portland murder suspect
DNA from a bullet casing recovered from a homicide scene matched a DNA profile that had been mistakenly entered into the database — Read on http://www.police1.com/investigations/articles/dna-database-mistake-leads-to-portland-murder-suspect-XVMEh8nDSyt3lGAE/
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