Forensics: Biometric theft. White Castle faces up to $17B fine over worker fingerprints

White Castle faces up to $17B fine over worker fingerprints • The Register
— Read on www.theregister.com/2023/02/18/white_castle_fingerprints_fine/

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Forensics: NamUS added to system. Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Combat MMIW Crisis, Strengthen Tribal Law Enforcement

Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and John Hoeven (R-N.D.) introduced bipartisan legislation today that aims to strengthen Tribal law enforcement and increase public safety throughout Indian Country. The Bridging Agency Data Gaps & Ensuring Safety (BADGES) for Native Communities Act would support the Bureau of Indian Affairs in recruiting and retaining law enforcement personnel. The legislation would also give Tribes and states grant funding and other resources to combat the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
— Read on www.yahoo.com/now/bipartisan-legislation-introduced-combat-mmiw-205008498.html

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Forensics: MPD forensic scientist shooting surveillance footage released showing ambush attack

Surveillance video and other trial evidence has been released, capturing the attempted murder of Minneapolis Police Department forensic scientist Nicole Ford.
— Read on www.fox9.com/news/mpd-forensic-scientist-shooting-surveillance-footage-released-showing-ambush-attack

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Forensics: Emmett Till relative sues Sheriff over unserved subpoena against woman who instigated murder in 1955

www.huffpost.com/entry/emmett-till-white-woman-lawsuit_n_63e73772e4b0063ccb267031

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Forensics: NamUS helps. Cases numbers are huge. Texas passed missing persons reporting law, but does it work?

Texas passed missing persons reporting law, but does it work? | KXAN Austin
— Read on www.kxan.com/texas-passed-missing-persons-reporting-law-but-does-it-work/

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Another NamUS case: Nonnie Dotson Disappearance: Cold case: Have you seen this woman missing since 2006?

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office are working to find a woman who went missing on Nov. 19, 2006.
— Read on kdvr.com/news/colorado-cold-cases/cold-case-have-you-seen-this-woman-missing-since-2006/

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NamUS case: Local News: Search continues two years after woman reported missing in Sikeston

Local News: Search continues two years after woman reported missing in Sikeston (2/6/23) | Standard Democrat
— Read on standard-democrat.com/story/2982726.html

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Forensics: Law enforcement in Bay Area, across country bring attention to cold cases on ‘National Missing Person Day’

It is National Missing Person Day, a time when officers in the U.S. will be highlighting unsolved cases in hopes of finding people’s loved ones – or at the very least, bringing them closure.
— Read on www.fox13news.com/news/law-enforcement-across-country-remind-community-of-cold-cases-on-national-missing-person-day

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Forensics: Another #NamUS case. Cowlitz County John Doe (2020) is Identified

Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office Partners with Othram to Identify a Man Found in 2020
— Read on dnasolves.com/articles/cowlitz-county-jade-david-feigert/

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Forensics: Blood spatter arguments a big issue. SC v. Alex Murdaugh: Murdaugh Family Murders

Disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh, 54, is accused of fatally shooting 52-year-old Maggie Murdaugh and 22-year-old Paul Murdaugh,
— Read on www.courttv.com/news/sc-v-alex-murdaugh-murdaugh-family-murders/

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