An accurate estimate of when someone died is a critical part of forensic investigations. In extremely cold conditions, molecular biology can provide critical information where the naked eye cannot.
— Read on www.yahoo.com/news/found-dead-snow-microbes-help-161031667.html
The first org only hires bitemarkers of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. What was once fair under the law may become unfair when science changes. The law must react to uphold due process
— Read on www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-law-must-respond-when-science-changes/
Vice President Harris on Friday blasted Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s possible role as a public health authority in a second Donald Trump administration, calling him the “last person” who should be considered for such a position. “He [Trump] has indicated that the person who would be in charge of health care for the American people is someone…
— Read on thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4966403-harris-criticizes-kennedy-trump-health-role/
INDIANAPOLIS — A crime lab forensic scientist accused of possessing child pornography is now facing 10 new charges of child exploitation in a separate case. Court documents obtained by FOX59/CBS4 have shed light on new charges that have been filed against Kevin Riley, who worked as a firearms examiner for the Marion County Forensics Services […]
— Read on fox59.com/news/indycrime/crime-lab-forensic-scientist-faces-new-child-exploitation-charges/
‘It’s junk science.’ Michigan court case sets precedent for so-called drug ‘experts’ – mlive.com
— Read on www.mlive.com/news/2024/10/its-junk-science-michigan-court-case-sets-precedent-for-so-called-drug-experts.html
A University of Oregon study found DNA analysis can be less accurate for some groups of people, which can incorrectly link them to a crime.
— Read on www.koin.com/news/oregon/forensic-dna-analysis-is-less-accurate-for-some-people-university-of-oregon-study-finds/
CARROLL COUNTY, Ind. — The only piece of hard evidence presented before jurors in the Richard Allen double murder trial in Delphi that supposedly directly ties the defendant to the killings of Abby Williams and Libby German in 2017 is an unspent bullet found at the murder scene. If that’s the best the State has, […]
— Read on fox59.com/news/legal-expert-doubts-states-bullet-evidence-against-richard-allen/
A panel of experts could determine if “pattern of misconduct” occurred.
— Read on www.vpm.org/news/2024-10-24/mary-jane-burton-admissible-scott-surovell-virginia-dna-testing
Robert Roberson was scheduled to be executed last Thursday for the 2002 killing of his 2-year-old daughter Nikki Curtis – who allegedly died from shaken baby syndrome.
— Read on www.wcvb.com/article/texas-lawmakers-testimony-death-row-inmate-robert-roberson-subpoena/62674022
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