Forensics: New Colorado Law Makes it Easier for the Wrongly Convicted to Prove Innocence Using DNA Evidence – Innocence Project

Posted on March 12, 2023 by csidds

New Colorado Law Makes it Easier for the Wrongly Convicted to Prove Innocence Using DNA Evidence – Innocence Project
— Read on innocenceproject.org/new-colorado-law-makes-it-easier-for-the-wrongly-convicted-to-prove-innocence-using-dna-evidence/

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Forensics: Margaret Mead would weep. Closing UC Berkeley’s anthropology library is a mistake

Posted on March 12, 2023 by csidds

One of only three anthropology libraries in the country is slated for closure at University of California, Berkeley.
— Read on eu.desertsun.com/story/opinion/2023/03/11/closing-uc-berkeleys-anthropology-library-is-a-mistake/69982709007/

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Forensics: Lawyer corruption. and payoffs. State Bar of California Releases Reports Detailing Past Unethical Conduct in Handling Girardi Complaints

Posted on March 10, 2023 by csidds

State Bar of California Releases Reports Detailing Past Unethical Conduct in Handling Girardi Complaints – The State Bar of California – News Releases
— Read on www.calbar.ca.gov/About-Us/News/News-Releases/State-Bar-of-California-Releases-Reports-Detailing-Past-Unethical-Conduct-in-Handling-Girardi-Complaints

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#NaMUS. View evidence from COLD CASE – MISSING PERSON 25-YEAR-OLD DANIELLE M. DROZDOWSKI – WILKES-BARRE – LUZERNE COUNTY – $5000 REWARD!! | Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers

Posted on March 7, 2023 by csidds

The Pennsylvania State Police Troop P – Wilkes-Barre Station continue their investigation into missing person, Danielle M.
— Read on www.crimewatchpa.com/crimestoppers/316/cases/cold-case-missing-person-25-year-old-danielle-m-drozdowski-wilkes-barre-luzerne-county

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Forensics: Lie detection tests have worked the same way for 3,000 years – and they’re still hopelessly inaccurate

Posted on March 7, 2023 by csidds

Most methods for detecting lies actually detect signs of stress – which makes them extremely unreliable.
— Read on theconversation.com/lie-detection-tests-have-worked-the-same-way-for-3-000-years-and-theyre-still-hopelessly-inaccurate-200741

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Forensics: #Namus case. After 45 years, Granby Jane Doe is Identified

Posted on March 7, 2023 by csidds

The Massachusetts State Police, Granby Police and Northwestern District Attorney’s Office Partner with Othram to Identify Granby Jane Doe
— Read on dnasolves.com/articles/northwestern-da-patricia-ann-tucker-granby/

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Forensics: Did this delay the Civil War 10 years? Was president Zachary Taylor assassinated to preserve slavery? A Few Forensic scientists say it’s possible. Arsenic testing questionable.

Posted on March 6, 2023 by csidds

Zachary Taylor died in 1850 of food poisoning. Some experts think the culprit was arsenic — here’s why
— Read on www.salon.com/2023/03/05/did-the-south-assassinate-this-to-preserve-slavery-forensic-scientists-say-its-possible/

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Forensics: More on Native remains repatriation. UC Berkeley Professor Taught with Suspected Native American Remains

Posted on March 5, 2023 by csidds

Despite decades of Indigenous activism and resistance, UC Berkeley has failed to return the remains of thousands of Native Americans to tribes.
— Read on www.propublica.org/article/berkeley-professor-taught-suspected-native-american-remains-repatriation

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Forensics: Indigenous remains repatriation. ‘You’re not alone’: Guatemalan anthropologist offers support for unmarked graves searches | CBC News

Posted on March 5, 2023 by csidds

One of Guatemala’s foremost experts in forensic anthropology is offering his support for Indigenous communities investigating unmarked burials linked to residential schools in Canada.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/fafg-peccerelli-guatemala-unmarked-graves-1.6765949

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Forensics: Displaced grave from hurricane Katrina. Biloxi Jane Doe (2021) is Identified

Posted on March 5, 2023 by csidds

MS Office of the State Medical Examiner Teams with Othram to Identify 2021 Jane Doe
— Read on dnasolves.com/articles/ms-medical-examiner-katrina/

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