Category Archives: wrongful convictions
Forensics: DAs office in the “lynching” shooting of black man circled their wagons over recent bitemark exoneration
Read about how DAs still think bitemarks are scientific. Sheila Denton’s wrongful conviction came out of the same DA office which for 2 months said that unarmed Arbery’s murder was a “justifiable” shooting of a “suspected criminal.” What utter BS. … Continue reading
Forensics: Notorious bitemark expert in Netflix documentary has a few words about his “science.”
The ex DA Forrest Allgood claims his “feelings” made him ignore the similarities of the multiple child murders in his jurisdiction. The “feeling” include his using a statement from a 7 year year old. He calls it “circumstantial evidence” of … Continue reading
Forensics: Trump, the USDoJ and prosecutors have put a clamp on forensic science reform.
This article reveals how the reemergence of status quo government control of scientific review has overwhelmed state and US efforts to eradicate junk and outdated forensic practices. Dan Delgar at the NY Innocence Project explains how the effect of forensic … Continue reading
Forensics: The Innocence Projects legacy. Increasing the Integrity of Convictions Begins with Prosecutors
18 Utah-based convictions have been overturned since 1990 with prison sentences ranging from two years to life, according to the National Registry of Exonerations. Utah has approximately 3,000 prison admissions a year, and it is tempting to believe our wrongful … Continue reading
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Forensics: Bogus pattern matching in Australia leads back to the US FBI
Using science to correct false convictions goes on around the world. In Aussieland, this man spent 25 years in prison due to a “1/1,000 match” from a single hair. https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2020/02/why-is-courtroom-science-so-unscientific/
Forensics: 1984 murder charge of crime labber now described as lab error.
Those DAs in San Diego are relentless. They’ve ignored this for decades. Crime lab guy suicided before trial. DNA never lies. Right? https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/story/2020-02-04/crime-lab-worker-testifies-he-might-have-contaminated-evidence-in-1984-murder-case
Forensics: Real perps go free after false convictions
A look at how prosecutors and cops play deaf and dumb after innocent defendants are exonerated. https://thecrimereport.org/2020/02/03/prosecutorial-misconduct-getting-away-with-murder/
Forensics: A good look at non-science advocacy masquerading as forensics. SBS
Remember, watch your back when you go against the grain of “established” medical opinion. The “true believers” will come after you. https://theappeal.org/new-jersey-woman-prison-shaken-baby-syndrome/
#Forensics: 2 “Founding fathers” of bitemarker group found to be wrong. Not the first time.
Read about the “science” that still plagues the criminal justice system. The only believers are few but some still get paid to teach unsuspecting students and entry-level dentists. Here is another of their victims. Cifizzari – National Registry of Exonerations … Continue reading
Forensics: Another lesson on not trusting convictions. 42,000 pages of undisclosed evidence
Another chapter about rigged prosecutions ending in a death sentence. The blame lies with DAs and the police. A new DA led to this new review. https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia-da-larry-krasner-exoneration-christopher-williams-theophalis-wilson-20200106.html
