One of the tasks of a good legal team is to analyse, question and contest forensic reports and evidence.
— Read on www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/forensic-experts-error-bias-incompetence-and-criminality/
NOW – Jenna Ellis has been reported to the Colorado Supreme Court Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel for tweets she made that encouraged Trump not to surrender – a possible violation of a rule …
— Read on m.dailykos.com/stories/2023/4/3/2161898/-Jenna-Ellis-When-Censure-Isn-t-Enough
Study on ShotSpotter in Kansas City finds ‘no meaningful change’ in violence – Albuquerque Journal
— Read on www.abqjournal.com/2583316/kansas-city-study-finds-no-meaningful-change-in-violence.html
Locate International, founded by a retired detective, has one ultimate goal: to investigate every cold case in the UK
— Read on www.theguardian.com/science/2023/apr/02/how-a-uk-missing-persons-charity-solves-cold-cases-using-expert-volunteers
Expert reconstructions that tie together evidence provide a public record of abuse that’s harder for cops to deny.
— Read on theintercept.com/2023/03/31/philadelphia-nypd-police-brutality-settlement/
Presented in partnership with iHeartMedia and Story Mechanics, Admissible is a new original podcast examining how a key building block of our justice system – evidence itself – is often flawed, disputed, or even manipulated. Hosted by reporter Tessa Kramer, the first season of Admissible is a deep dive into the moment when DNA testing transformed the field of forensic science. This 12-episode series investigates the story of 13 men who were exonerated thanks to the miraculous discovery of preserved samples hidden away for decades in a Virginia records facility and the forensic scientist responsible for them: Mary Jane Burton. Burton was hailed as a hero for saving the evidence, but the story behind “the Mary Jane files” is far more complicated and darker than it appears.
— Read on www.npr.org/podcasts/1164809981/admissible-shreds-of-evidence
Investigators from the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) have identified a Russian soldier suspected of killing forensic expert Fedir Zdebskyi in occupied Izium in May 2022. Source: Text of notice of suspicion, Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor’s Office Details: According to the SSU, the person in question is Ahmed Duduev, a 26-year-old native of Dagestan, a soldier from the 27th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 1st Tank Army of the Western Military District of the Russian Armed Forces.
— Read on news.yahoo.com/investigation-identifies-soldier-kadyrovs-nephew-154550510.html
(MURFREESBORO) The lead investigator for one of the most infamous — and hidden — race-motivated crimes in American history will discuss her forensic work on the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in a free lecture planned for Thursday, March 30, at Middle Tennessee State University.
Forensic anthropologist Phoebe Stubblefield plans to speak on “The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Investigation in 2023” at 6:30 p.m. March 30 in Room 221 of MTSU’s McWherter Learning Resour …
— Read on www.wgnsradio.com/article/80323/the-lead-forensic-investigator-for-1921-tulsa-race-massacre-at-mtsu
For more than 38 years, a body found dressed in a pinstripe suit and tie discovered by a farmer in rural Lincoln County remained a mystery. But on Wednesday, authorities
— Read on www.stltoday.com/content/tncms/live/
Fabricated bitemark evidence sent him to death row. Another victim of the notorious Michael West. Jimmie Duncan is on death row in Louisiana based on fraudulent science—but that might not matter if the state’s governorship flips this fall.
— Read on newrepublic.com/article/170943/jimmie-duncan-louisiana-death-row-crime-never-happened
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