Famed Tennessee sheriff who inspired Hollywood movie ‘Walking Tall’ implicated in wife’s murder
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In the 1980s and 1990s, Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) was a popular medical theory used to arrest and convict innocent parents of fatally abusing their children. Unknown at the time, this theory was severely scientifically flawed. Unfortunately, erroneous data collection led experts to believe certain brain injuries in children could only be the result of abusive shaking. What they didn’t realize was that those “signature” injuries could also be caused by short-falls and disease. It would take decades to unravel their blind faith in this junk science. It is unknown how many innocent parents remain behind bars for a crime they didn’t commit.
Host Michael Semanchik is joined by Katherine Bonaguidi. She is nationally recognized for her expertise in Shaken Baby Syndrome. Formerly a staff attorney with the California Innocence Project, today she works as a San Diego County Public Defender.
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“Errors in toxicology testing and the need for full discovery” by Aaron Olson.Sent via PocketBook Reader
Denver police crime lab triples number of cases under review in CBI scandal – Colorado Politics
— Read on www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/08/22/denver-police-crime-lab-triples-number-of-cases-under-review-in-cbi-scandal/
The ways that a bloodstain behaves could help show investigators the speed and angle at which blood splattered onto a fabric.
— Read on www.popularmechanics.com/science/a65821542/bloodstain-physics/
Earliest evidence discovered of interbreeding between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals | EurekAlert!
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Forensics Team from NJIT Uses Cellphone Location Data to Help Free Wrongly Accused
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While surgical education has always relied on mentorship, the rise of artificial intelligence offers a new way to measure and refine skills; however, data alone can’t teach mastery. It takes a human, with empathy and nuance that no algorithm can fake, to turn metrics into meaningful lessons. The best learning didn’t come from smooth sailing but from frustration and mental sweat, suggesting that a bit of discomfort may be the sharpest “scalpel in the training room.”
— Read on www.acsh.org/news/2025/08/20/scalpels-simulators-and-struggle-lessons-ai-operating-room-49681
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