Forensics: Chicago and Los Angeles budgets swamped with $$$ owed for wrongful convictions and damage settlements. Nearly 1/2 $billion.

Posted on May 26, 2025 by csidds

Soaring Chicago police lawsuit payouts hit record amount, more on way
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Forensics: Bones from 200 year old shipwreck identified.

Posted on May 24, 2025 by csidds

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/23/nx-s1-5409062/sea-captain-new-jersey-remains-19th-century-identified

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Forensics: Sensing blood flow in videos reported to reveal doctored images.

Posted on May 23, 2025 by csidds

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/05/dutch-forensic-experts-develop-deepfake-video-detector/

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Posted on May 23, 2025 by csidds

Forensics: New Orleans jail break. Sheriff finally collecting evidence one week later. DA not happy.

https://www.fox8live.com/2025/05/22/crime-lab-processes-jail-escape-scene-da-pushes-evidence-preservation/

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Posted on May 23, 2025 by csidds

Forensics: Fake medical treatments, fraud, and evidence tampering. MD did this for 20 years. Why did it take the DOJ so long to nail this guy?

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/texas-doctor-who-falsely-diagnosed-patients-sentenced-10-years-imprisonment-118m-health-care

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Forensics: “Better” DNA testing gets man released after 38 years in UK prison. 🧪

Posted on May 22, 2025 by csidds

Locked up for 38 years, now found innocent
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Forensics: OK governor ignores bill expanding Missing Persons funding. Whatta jerk.

Posted on May 21, 2025 by csidds

https://www.kosu.org/local-news/2025-05-14/some-oklahoma-lawmakers-push-to-override-gov-stitts-veto-of-mmip-bill

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Forensics: When fingers get wet, do they wrinkle the same every time?

Posted on May 20, 2025 by csidds

https://www.forensicmag.com/3594-All-News/619405-Your-Fingerprints-are-the-Same-Even-When-Wrinkled/

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Forensics: Cops use flawed cannabis lab to get arrests.

Posted on May 19, 2025 by csidds

https://businessofcannabis.com/the-hemp-trap-how-texas-cops-and-a-crime-lab-criminalize-the-legal-cannabis-industry-for-profit/

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Forensics: TX Appeals courts use wrong standards in junk science review cases. Inmate execution looms based on shaken baby myth used at trial.

Posted on May 15, 2025 by csidds

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/14/texas-junk-science-bill-house-david-cook/

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