New York trial could set a legal precedent by admitting findings from whole-genome sequencing as evidence.
— Read on www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03102-8
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Forensics: US serial killer case opens door to using cutting-edge DNA data in courts
Forensics: Largest in Calif history. Man freed after 38 years of imprisonment settles for $25 million
Maurice Hastings, 70, who spent 38 years in prison before being found factually innocent, accepted a $25-million settlement from the city of Inglewood.
— Read on www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-09-24/man-freed-after-38-years-of-imprisonment-settles-for-25-million-in-wrongful-conviction-lawsuit
Forensics: Looking at false claims and confabulations as Trump pushes unproven claims on Tylenol, vaccines and autism
The head of a major OB-GYN organization said Trump’s claims are “irresponsible” and send a “harmful and confusing message.”
— Read on spectrumlocalnews.com/us/snplus/health/2025/09/22/trump-rfk-autism-announcement
Forensics: Incredible story of mistakes and lies used to convict. Plus a forensic quack. Oregon police, forensics lab actions result in $14 million payout for Coos County man
Oregon police, forensics lab actions result in $14 million payout for Coos County man – OPB
— Read on www.opb.org/article/2025/09/22/oregon-police-crime-coos-county-nicholas-mcguffin-lawsuit/
Forensics: Four toddlers died from a genetic defect. She wasn’t emotional enough. Wrongfully jailed mum freed after 20 years speaks out, revives calls for justice reform in Australia
Forensics: Methylation of DNA indicates age of human remains. From Argentina to NJIT: Fulbright Scholar Tackles Forensic Cases of the Unidentified
From Argentina to NJIT: Fulbright Scholar Tackles Forensic Cases of the Unidentified
— Read on news.njit.edu/argentina-njit-fulbright-scholar-tackles-forensic-cases-unidentified
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Forensics: Renamed to hide a history of false claims. Junk Science and a Fragile Baby.
Junk Science and a Fragile Baby, by Lenore Skenazy | Creators Syndicate
— Read on www.creators.com/read/lenore-skenazy/09/25/junk-science-and-a-fragile-baby
Forensics: Forensic expert blows lid on Charlie Kirk suspect’s peculiar final text exchange with lover | Daily Mail Online
The bombshell texts between Tyler Robinson and his transgender partner showed the alleged assassin admitted to shooting Charlie Kirk because he ‘had enough of his hatred.’
— Read on www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15108709/Tyler-Robinson-text.html
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Forensics: Ridiculous. Massachusetts’ Statute of Limitations for Rape Is One of the Shortest in the Nation
State law prevents prosecution of rape suspects after 15 years, even when investigators think new evidence, including DNA, could lead to a conviction.
— Read on www.propublica.org/article/massachusetts-statute-of-limitations-rape
Forensics: Junk Bite mark testimony sent Alabama man to prison for life. Now the expert says he was wrong – al.com
Alabama’s AG Steve Marshall would retry the Salem witch case and find them guilty.
Bite mark testimony sent Alabama man to prison for life. Now the expert says he was wrong – al.com
— Read on www.al.com/news/2025/09/bite-mark-testimony-sent-alabama-man-to-prison-for-life-now-the-expert-says-he-was-wrong.html
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