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

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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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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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