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Good grief – Belgium forensic evidence lab blown up – Cops say “criminals not terrorists”
Arson in Brussels Belgium’s national forensics lab was set on fire early Monday, causing an explosion in the wing of the building where the evidence labs are located. Read full story from the Belgian news media. Read full story from The … Continue reading
Great look at the start of forensic pathology, anthropology and dentistry in the US – 1849
Grisly stories about murder and dismemberment is not just a recent occurrence. This is an incredibly well-documented case of identification of human remains that reflects what SHOULD be practiced in the US and elsewhere. I’m in the middle of a … Continue reading
See how long it takes to shutdown junk “science.” A century in some cases.
The Washington Post’s ongoing series about forensic experts’ decades of conniving within the state of Mississippi’s death investigation industry should be considered for a collective Pulitzer Prize. For the past ten years, we’ve seen the misuse of such forensic subjects as … Continue reading
Bitemark cases have become prime exoneration target as DNA cases nearly exhausted @CA_Innocence
As the article states, post conviction DNA availability (numbers) have declined significantly. There are hundreds of “historic” bitemark aided convictions since 1975 which are potentially a rich resource of evidence necessary to overturned those decisions. Lets just say that the … Continue reading
Here we go again. New appeal case. Waukegan. Dead baby. “Missed evidence.” Kathleen Zellner
Another example how weak physical evidence relating to COD, the baby’s prior medical history, the DA and Def atty’s fumblings, a courthouse with cops’ history of witness coercion with wrongful convictions, and a “new statement” from the DA’s pathologist, brings … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, CSI, expert testimony, forensic pathology
Tagged Forensic science, Miscarriage of justice, wrongful convictions
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When the medical examiner seems to be, well, a bit off during his dotage, but still works.
Body of Evidence: Forgotten Forensics What’s clear are the DAs from this state acting as if that they can “handle” an expert with arguably diminished memory. Wanna bet it depends if his opinion benefits their prosecution? I also doubt that … Continue reading
Forensic Science commentaries and articles for the week – starts off with Prosecutors
Opinions and Commentary and the Bad Side of Criminal Justice California Bill Would Make It a Felony for Prosecutors to Withhold Evidence Spurred by a series of botched murder cases and little accountability, a California lawmaker wants to rein … Continue reading
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Tagged American Academy of Forensic Science, Forensic science
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Forensic Standards bill could “transform” forensic science and get rid of bitemark IDs
A new bill introduced last week in the US Congress could put some “teeth” into creating and then enforcing federal standards for the practice of 11 forensic disciplines either criticized or debunked (aka bitemark pattern testimony) by the 2009 National … Continue reading
StingRay surveillance gets hit in court; Flawed forensics and legal outcomes
NEW YORK LEGAL AID SOCIETY dna NEWSLETTER July 19 2016 Federal judge suppresses evidence collected by warrantless StingRay cell-site simulator device in NY drug case. In his decision, U.S. District Judge William Pauley wrote: “Absent a search warrant, the Government may … Continue reading
“Field tests” of forensic evidence a presumptive disaster: inaccuracies prejudice 1000’s
The genesis of forensic analysis or “testing in the field” probably goes back to….. Sherlock Holmes Criminal sleuthing at a crime scene or during an investigatory “police stop” is a popular topic in the forensic science commercial laboratory R&D industry. Taking the … Continue reading
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