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Forensics: Failed forensic footwear test leads to firing and failed lawsuit against WI DOJ
Talk about a headache for crime lab management. The fired footwear examiner started by alleging the shoeprint exam was flawed to begin with. http://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/Pages/General-Article.aspx?ArticleID=24514
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US Air Force Forensic Science consultant killed in Afghan bombing
She was a remarkable person in many ways. Condolences to her family. U.S. Air Force Maj. Adrianna Vorderbruggen, 36, was killed along with five other U.S. military personnel by a suicide bomber on a motorcycle outside Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on … Continue reading
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Another ugly story about how junk forensic science ruins lives in the US
This is the first time I have heard a judge describe junk forensic science as a threat to “public safety.” I use the original Latin phrase……. Salus populi suprema lex “Public safety is the highest law” https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/citing-flawed-forensics-va-governor-pardons-man-who-spent-years-in-prison-in-deadly-arson-fire/2015/12/24/357edde6-aa7d-11e5-8058-480b572b4aae_story.html
The rocky road to forensic credibility in Texas leads to positive results
This story from the Texas Monthly continues to be a testament to how opening the minds of diverse forensic and legal professionals can lead to progress in reaching scientific goals and standards in the courts. Here is a excerpt about … Continue reading
Get off your liberal duff and donate to the Innocence Projects – 336 exonerations to date
Learn about the reasons wrongful convictions occur in the US. Its not what you may think. Retired police chief Darrel Stephens has something to say about the subject: Through my work for the Innocence Inquiry Commission and later the Innocence … Continue reading
Forensics: Cross exam of a crime lab DNA tech gets high marks for drama
This case has some excellent insight into how a defense attorney finds a crack in a lab tech’s QA protocols [ she spit on a DNA sample] and then tries to blow up all the other work-product used by the … Continue reading
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Tx Forensic Sci Commission gets kudos for driving bitemark analysts to ground
Well, its not just the bitemarker zealots being scoured by the Tx Commission as mentioned in the January issue of Texas Monthly. But, its title is “False Impressions” and its headpiece image is the above closeup of some badly busted … Continue reading
Outspoken Innocence Project detractor runs pricey Forensic Science ethics training course
Wrongful convictions and almost daily news reports of exonerations have spurred a new industry in forensic science. These events have created a new theme in forensic science, namely “forensic science reform,” where government agencies, CJ institutes, academia and private parties have … Continue reading
Forensic Research: Necrobiomes from Body Farm experiment
A mini study makes researchers optimistic about body fluids and such. http://www.regaltribune.com/necrobiomes-and-their-effects-on-forensic-science/24464/
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Forensic Anthro in Central Park
Professor Angelique Corthals of the Department of Sciences set up a crime scene in the composting area of the park near the 102nd street entrance after receiving a permit from the Central Park Conservancy to perform the exercise. “The permit process took … Continue reading
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