The killer, who came to be known as the “Phantom of Heilbronn,” was actually the result of a critical forensic error.
— Read on www.yahoo.com/news/articles/police-spent-16-years-hunting-123000246.html
Forensic DNA extraction from decomposed human soft tissues: Optimization using ethanol treatment and surfactant-based lysis conditions – ScienceDirect
— Read on www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0379073826001489
Topline: The City of Chicago has spent almost $160 million paying private lawyers to fight wrongful conviction lawsuits since 2016, but The Chicago Tribune found there is “little evidence that t
— Read on www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2026/04/08/waste_of_the_day_lawyers_rake_in_fees_from_chicagos_wrongful_convictions_1174651.html
A Utah sheriff’s office says DNA testing has definitively linked the unsolved death of a Utah teenager in 1974 to the infamous serial killer Ted Bundy. Laura Ann Aime, 17, went missing Halloween night 51 years ago after she left a party alone. About a month later, her body was found on the side o…
— Read on www.wral.com/news/ap/eec07-new-dna-testing-links-unsolved-death-of-utah-teen-in-1974-to-serial-killer-ted-bundy-sheriff-says/
A new report from Ohioans to Stop Executions documents 12 death row exonerations, widespread official misconduct, and 30 pending executions — several involving active innocence claims.
— Read on tiffinohio.net/posts/report-ohio-exonerates-1-death-row-inmate-for-every-5-it-executes/
This has been happening for decades. NYC taxpayers are paying out 100’s of $M as well. San Bernardino County in CA just lost a $22M civil suit last year. Bill Richards is still waiting for payment.
The costs of Chicago police misconduct have grown enormous as the city settles lawsuit after lawsuit using expensive private counsel to handle most of the work.
— Read on www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/29/chicago-outside-counsel-costs-reversed-conviction/
Forensic scientist Henry Lee, known for helping to bring modern crime scene work in the spotlight, has died at 87
— Read on abcnews.com/US/wireStory/henry-lee-famed-forensic-scientist-testified-oj-simpson-131488851
After 17 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, Dell Crawford finally walked free on March 24, 2026. DNA evidence proved what he always maintained—he was innocent. His case shows how a single witness’s shifting testimony can derail a life.
— Read on michiganlegalcenter.com/news/detroit-man-freed-after-17-years-for-a-crime-he-did-not-commit/
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