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JFK assassination records release brings optimistic response from celebrity pathologist
One thing for sure, Cyril Wecht is no forensic wallflower.
Bad grades over an eight year undergraduate term took down Austin crime lab tech
Fingers are pointing and blaming going on regarding this TX crime lab that got shut down largely by the TX Forensic Science Commission. Austin lab ‘bucking’ DNA standards for year. 2017 2016 problems with DNA in Austin lab. Future in … Continue reading
Human Identification : Desecrating mass graves in Iran : Amnesty International
Ontario drug lab scandal broadens into total review of its forensic system
Teeth have nothing to do with this story of forensic scandal. Unfortunately, no US government agency deems it necessary to review 40 years of junk bitemark opinions. Canada is looking at its crime labs. Drug testing from hair and blood … Continue reading
Experts and lawyers going long with opinions on ‘self-inflicted’ vs ‘vicious murder’
Surely a circus is in town (South Africa) at this trial with lawyers and esteemed professors of slashes and cuts and lawyers acting as substitute experts at a multiple murder trial. It appears that all in the family had defensive … Continue reading
A partial look at fingerprint error distribution : False Exclusions only studied
I do think ‘false positives’ have been eradicated from police crime lab vernacular. This FSI article went after “false negatives’ as they say their literature is all about ‘individuation.’ Seems a bit non-sequitor to me as their study is in … Continue reading
Pre-Trump advances in forensics published to DAs : All efforts largely muted and moot
Due to the change of ‘command’ to Trump and Sessions, this Victor Weedn (AAFS past president) 7 page white paper on forensics and the efforts of NAS, PCAST, NCFS and OSACs are likely to end up in the DAs Spam … Continue reading
Sessions wants to hear from you – drop him a note before June 10 2017
The USDOJ is magnanimously open for comments to its unilateral dismissal of the Natl Forensic Commission. Deadline soon. Let Jeff know you are interested in getting involved. Read this page to review the 96 comments to date and where … Continue reading
Forensic experts in the NEWs and Courts
Cuts on body appears self-inflicted. DNA found on clothing was not mere casual contact. Drugs and alcohol’s effect on defendant’s capacity for ‘hiding a body’ along with time and cause of death. Gunshot residue on steering wheel. Look at a … Continue reading
Crime labber ‘scientist’ hides DNA specimens for years – Other news too
This new case indicates a total failure of in-house management regarding what comes into and out of their police owned crime lab. Abject proof that criminal prosecutors’ track record at responding to flawed and fraudulent forensic science is terrible. At … Continue reading
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