Forensics: Showing some cognitive bias in Civil War reenactors. They Kicked Us Out For This! – YouTube

They Kicked Us Out For This! – YouTube
— Read on www.youtube.com/embed/Ze5R4FEy-9I

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Forensics: #NamUS PHOTOS: 100 people most recently reported missing in Arizona

More than 1,000 people in Arizona are currently listed as missing on the NamUS database. Here are 100 of the most recently reported missing person cases in our state. If you have any information about any of these cases, please contact the authorities.
— Read on www.abc15.com/news/state/photos-100-people-most-recently-reported-missing-in-arizona

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Forensics: Judges and DAs don’t care. A Star Witness Recanted. But Tasha Shelby is Still Imprisoned for ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’ Junk-Science. – The Appeal

A Star Witness Recanted. But Tasha Shelby is Still Imprisoned for ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’ Junk-Science. – The Appeal
— Read on theappeal.org/tasha-shelby-shaken-baby-syndrome-junk-science/

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Forensics: More funding for #NamUS. Tillis, Hoeven unveil bill to coordinate data for missing persons, unidentified human remains

Tillis, Hoeven unveil bill to coordinate data for missing persons, unidentified human remains – Ripon Advance
— Read on riponadvance.com/stories/tillis-hoeven-unveil-bill-to-coordinate-data-for-missing-persons-unidentified-human-remains/

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Forensics: Genealogy again. Remains found in Hancock County in 1990s ID’ed as missing Cleveland woman

A woman whose remains were discovered in Hancock County in 1994 have been identified nearly 30 years after the fact.
— Read on www.wrtv.com/news/public-safety/remains-found-in-hancock-county-in-1990s-ided-as-missing-cleveland-woman

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Forensics: Forensic genealogy helps to solve the mystery of The Somerton Man

In this episode of the What Remains podcast we tell you how a professor and a genealogist teamed up to solve one of the oldest mysteries in the world.
— Read on www.wral.com/forensic-genealogy-helps-to-solve-the-mystery-of-the-somerton-man/20517698/

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Forensics: Special team of divers searching Allegheny River finds 100 cars, hoping to close cold cases

Special team of divers searching Allegheny River finds 100 cars, hoping to close cold cases – WPXI
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Forensics: Black Americans seven times more likely to be wrongfully convicted – Mississippi Today

They spent 26 years on Mississippi’s death row for murders they did not commit — only to walk free last year. They are far from alone.
— Read on mississippitoday.org/2022/10/11/black-americans-wrongfully-convicted/

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Forensics: Bodies exhumed from mass grave in Ukraine’s liberated Lyman

LYMAN, Ukraine (AP) — Covered head-to-toe in protective suits, forensic workers pulled several bodies wrapped in black plastic from a mass grave Tuesday in Ukraine’s devastated city of Lyman, part of an arduous effort to piece together evidence of what happened under more than four months of Russian occupation.
— Read on apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-world-news-forensics-donetsk-04708075e313a2e2fbb1e6104f9ed0a3

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Forensics: I Told You So. Forensic Bitemark Analysis Not Supported by Sufficient Data, NIST Draft Review Finds | NIST

NIST scientific foundation reviews address issues of accuracy, reliability and validity in forensic science.
— Read on www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/10/forensic-bitemark-analysis-not-supported-sufficient-data-nist-draft-review

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