Forensics: Henry Lee, renowned Forensic scientist, fabricated evidence that sent men to jail, says judge

Posted on July 22, 2023 by csidds

Henry Lee, a famed forensic scientist who has worked on numerous cases and appeared often as an expert in court, fabricated evidence in a 1989 trial that sent Ralph “Ricky” Birch and Shawn Henning to jail for killing Everett Carr, according to a ruling Friday. A judge vacated the felony murder convictions in 2020, and…
— Read on boingboing.net/2023/07/22/forensic-scientist-fabricated-evidence-that-sent-men-to-jail-says-judge.html

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Forensics: Victorian Pseudoscience on a Netflix Budget: “Ancient Apocalypse” and the Paradox of Science Communication Online

Posted on July 21, 2023 by csidds

Much like the bitemark believers who hold sway in the #AAFS hierarchy. They substitute data for a word salad of their “science ”

As scholars and investigators of conspiracy theory communities have noted, people who cling to these ideas long after they have been demonstrated to be factually false tend to do so for two reasons. One, because the conspiracy theory links them to a community of supportive, like-minded “others” among whom they feel a deep sense of…
— Read on thefamiliarstrange.com/2022/11/21/victorian-pseudoscience/

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Forensics: Shedding DNA capture. How police are using surreptitious DNA to solve cold murder cases

Posted on July 21, 2023 by csidds

The case illuminates a tactic called “surreptitious DNA collection” that is showing to be more of a common technique used in cold cases.
— Read on www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/07/20/police-are-using-surreptitious-dna-collection-to-solve-cold-murder-cases/70427941007/

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Forensics: $$$ Federal Research Grants Prevent Repatriation Of Indigenous Remains and Allows destructive Tests

Posted on July 21, 2023 by csidds

www.huffpost.com/entry/repatriation-native-american-remains_n_64b97d77e4b0ad7b75f7dd15

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Forensics: Rogue Prosecutor to blame. Winnipeg court exonerates indigenous men after decades-old convictions

Posted on July 20, 2023 by csidds

Allan Woodhouse and Brian Anderson did not kill a 40-year-old Winnipeg chef in 1973, a Winnipeg judge declared Tuesday.
— Read on www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/two-indigenous-men-acquitted-of-murder-after-50-years/

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Forensics: “Gloves off” Johnson & Johnson sues researchers who linked talc to cancer claiming junk opinions.

Posted on July 14, 2023 by csidds

Johnson & Johnson has sued four doctors who published studies citing links between talc-based personal care products and cancer, escalating an attack on scientific studies that the company alleges are inaccurate.
— Read on www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/johnson-johnson-sues-researchers-who-linked-talc-cancer-2023-07-13/

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Forensics: NamUS case. Missing in Texas: TXST Forensic Anthropology Center works to identify human remains

Posted on July 14, 2023 by csidds

The Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State University (FACTS) works to advance the forensic anthropology field. Part of the work they do includes identifying the nameless.
— Read on www.fox7austin.com/news/missing-in-texas-txst-forensic-anthropology-center-works-to-identify-human-remains

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Forensics: GSR transfer study. US forensic scientists make gunshot residue breakthrough

Posted on July 8, 2023 by csidds

Scientists have made discoveries about how gunshot residue behaves, revolutionising crime scene investigations and forensic analysis
— Read on www.openaccessgovernment.org/us-forensic-scientists-make-gunshot-residue-breakthrough/163233/

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Forensics: Fake Missing Persons Case. Rudy Farias: A Texas man reported missing as a teen 8 years ago has been at home with his mom all along, police say.

Posted on July 7, 2023 by csidds

A Texas man reported missing eight years ago as a teen actually returned home a day later and has been there all along with his mother, who deceived police by giving fake names and insisting he was gone in the years before his discovery last week at a Houston church, city police said Thursday.
— Read on www.cnn.com/2023/07/06/us/rudy-farias-mother-found-home/index.html

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Forensics: Anti-science Wisconsin Republicans block meningitis vaccine requirement for students | AP News

Posted on July 6, 2023 by csidds

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature on Wednesday voted to stop Democratic Gov.
— Read on apnews.com/article/republicans-wisconsin-meningitis-chickenpox-vaccine-mandates-5d0b774f8832e75ab8e40e96f7e583c7

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