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Science vs Forensics – Podcast on Bugs, Bitemark “Whack-A-Mole” and Bungled Fingerprints
This jazzy podcast is worth the time to take a look. I’d give it an ‘A’ for lay people and students interested in the ‘semi to non’ science presently used in forensic practice.. Here is a commercial “Science Vs’ program … Continue reading →
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The horror of the missing and unidentified focuses on the Mexican Border
There is a few things to be said on this subject here starting with, in my opinion [ along with others connected with Missing Persons investigations], that the number of unidentified human remains in the US are a massive ‘cold … Continue reading →
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He said, she said, she sues in ballistics lab worker’s defamation case.
This civil case brought by a Georgia crime lab examiner shows us most of the issues surrounding usage of expert opinion certainties of “a match” versus news quotes from other experts and the media’s reporting that must be considered “malicious” … Continue reading →
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Another judge as “gatekeeper” keeps the ball rolling for fibers, oks DNA, and fingerprints
Just another day for a judge allowing certain forensic info into a trial in order to have the jury decide on the ‘scientific facts.’ The biggest ‘if’ I have about this case is the fiber person saying “the same clothing” … Continue reading →
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Continuing information on the battle of #ForensicScienceReform and #WRONGFULCONVICTIONDAY
Edited by Julie Fry Written by Celia Givens Law enforcement officials in at least 4 states have been collecting voluntary DNA samples from people who are not suspected of or charged with a crime Over the past ten years, law … Continue reading →
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