Police: Japan. Forensics analyst sacked for repeatedly faking DNA tests

SAGA—A forensic DNA analyst here was fired for committing more than 100 acts of misconduct, including fabricating reports about DNA tests that he never performed, Saga prefectural police said on Sept. 8.
— Read on www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/16017256

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Forensics: Non-forensic lawyers in charge. Watchdog fails wrongly convicted owing to lack of forensic expertise, experts say | Criminal Cases Review Commission | The Guardian

Criminal Cases Review Commission faces criticism over its handling of several high-profile cases
— Read on www.theguardian.com/law/2025/sep/07/watchdog-fails-wrongly-convicted-prisoners-lack-forensic-expertise-experts-say

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Forensics: Is this a crime?Pentagon Official: Trump Boat Strike Was a Criminal Attack on Civilians

Pentagon Official: Trump Boat Strike Was a Criminal Attack on Civilians – The Intercept
— Read on theintercept.com/2025/09/05/pentagon-official-trump-boat-strike-was-a-criminal-attack-on-civilians/

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Forensics: Junk science provider RFK Jr. Lies About Mifepristone…Again

The Quickie: RFK Jr. Lies About Mifepristone…Again
— Read on www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/tipsheets/the-quickie-rfk-jr-lies-about-mifepristone-again

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Forensics: Investigators reveal full strength of Kohberger DNA evidence: ‘amazing’

Genetic genealogy traced DNA from the Idaho murders crime scene to Bryan Kohberger’s family tree as investigators raced to identify a suspect in the case.
— Read on www.foxnews.com/us/idaho-killer-left-behind-catastrophic-evidence-fast-tracked-his-capture-investigators-reveal

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Forensics: A battle is brewing. Judges Attack Supreme Court’s ‘Inexcusable’ Trump Rulings in Unprecedented Outburst

Multiple federal judges have lashed out at the Supreme Court for consistently siding with the Trump administration in a rare display of judicial disdain for the nation’s highest court. Ten judges, including some appointed by President Donald Trump, voiced their frustrations to NBC News over the Supreme Court’s tendency to overturn lower court decisions with little explanation. One judge said the conservative-majority court, which includes three Trump appointees, is making it appear that the lowe
— Read on www.yahoo.com/news/articles/judges-attack-supreme-court-inexcusable-144811429.html

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Forensics: Boycott in action. Kennedy Center ticket sales take a nosedive after Trump takeover. Maybe waiting for Kid Rock.

Prestigious Stuttgart Ballet likely to face 80% empty seats at DC’s premier arts venue as audiences ‘vote with their feet’
— Read on www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/05/kennedy-center-ticket-sales-trump-takeover

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Forensics: Retired detective’s discovery solves 84 cases in Baltimore County

FREELAND, Md. — On a tranquil 40-acre farm in Freeland, Maryland, Rose Brady enjoys a quiet life, far removed from her groundbreaking career with the Baltimore
— Read on foxbaltimore.com/news/local/cold-case-detective-true-crime-solve-cases-baltimore-county

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Forensics: First time ever. DNA Analysis Leads to Individual Twin in 1987 Rape Cold Case

DNA Analysis Leads to Individual Twin in 1987 Rape Cold Case
— Read on www.forensicmag.com/3594-All-News/621193-DNA-Analysis-Leads-to-Individual-Twin-in-1987-Rape-Cold-Case/

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Forensics: DNA from rootless hair. Gilgo Beach killings: Judge allows cutting-edge DNA technology in case against suspect Rex Heuermann | CNN

Evidence derived from cutting-edge DNA technology that prosecutors say points directly at Rex Heuermann being the Gilgo Beach serial killer will be admissible at his trial, a Suffolk County judge ruled Wednesday.
— Read on www.cnn.com/2025/09/03/us/gilgo-beach-rex-heuermann-dna-ruling

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