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Category Archives: wrongful convictions
Forensics: Junk pathology test from the 1700s. Maryland Used Discredited Science to Convict a Woman of Murdering Her Newborn
Advocates say the case is an alarming example of the prevalence of unsubstantiated forensic science. — Read on truthout.org/articles/maryland-used-discredited-science-to-convict-a-woman-of-murdering-her-newborn/
Forensics: 5 takeaways after judge orders Alabama to retry man convicted on bite mark evidence
Read about forensic dentist Richard Souviron. Defendant McCrory has spent 41 years in prison. http://www.al.com/news/2026/09/5-takeaways-after-judge-orders-alabama-to-retry-man-convicted-on-bite-mark-evidence.html
Forensics: What to Know: Junk Science in Death Penalty Cases.
DPI’s “What to Know” series examines capital punishment from multiple angles, one topic at a time. Each installment provides essential facts… — Read on deathpenaltyinfo.org/what-to-know-junk-science-in-death-penalty-cases
Foorensics: An Apt Title. BIs Fingerprint Evidence “Fryed” in New Jersey? – Bredemarket
Thanks to Mike Bowers (CSI DDS) for this story about possible changes to the admissibility of fingerprint evidence in New Jersey. But first, some background. Fingerprint evidence While facial recognition results and DNA results can only serve as investigative leads, … Continue reading
Forensics: In Utah, a new DNA profile could upend a 40-year-old death row case
Prosecutors want to confirm whether or not DNA found on evidence is not a match to Douglas Carter, but a defense attorney said findings so far “exonerated” him. “The only consideration which [ought] to remain is how make right the … Continue reading
Forensics: Cook County Has Been Called the Wrongful Conviction Capital of the US. New Book Explores Why
Illinois makes up about 15% of wrongful conviction cases nationwide, according to Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve, the author behind “Crime Fictions: How Racist Lies Built a System of Mass Wrongful Conviction.” — Read on news.wttw.com/2026/06/23/cook-county-has-been-called-wrongful-conviction-capital-us-new-book-explores-why
Forensics: Another bitemark exoneration. Conviction of man in 1989 Eugene murder is tossed out under new ‘junk science’ law
A new state law lists bite-mark analysis as a discredited forensic science, and Oregon Department of Justice attorneys agreed that under the law the conviction of Robert Lyons should be vacated. The Lane County District Attorney must decide whether to … Continue reading
Forensics: Politics. Law. ‘Broadview Six’ File Motion to Recoup Legal Expenses After Botched Prosecution | Chicago
Defense attorneys filed a motion through which they will seek to recoup attorneys’ fees for the now-former defendants, days after Chicago’s U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros announced his office had dismissed all charges in the controversial case. — Read on news.wttw.com/2026/06/02/broadview-six-file-motion-recoup-legal-expenses-after-botched-prosecution
Forensics: Illinois has 600 exonerations since 1989. Senate approves landmark Sims measure to raise compensation for exonerees
SPRINGFIELD — People who have been exonerated in Illinois would have a clearer path to financial stability and support under a landmark measure led by State Senator Elgie R. Sims, Jr. that has passed the… — Read on http://www.illinoissenatedemocrats.com/caucus-news/42-senator-elgie-r-sims-jr-news/6982-senate-approves-landmark-sims-measure-to-raise-compensation-for-exonerees
Forensics: Bitemarks fabricated. Man who spent decades on death row awaits Louisiana Supreme Court ruling on his case
A West Monroe man who spent decades on death row is waiting for the Louisiana Supreme Court to decide the next chapter in his case after his conviction was set aside last year. — Read on http://www.kplctv.com/2026/05/22/man-who-spent-decades-death-row-awaits-louisiana-supreme-court-ruling-his-case/
