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Forensics Canada: Bitemarkers run amok; Courts and DAs prefer case precedence over science.
This is a 50 page UBC Law Review narrative on the inadequacies of courts to recognize junk “forensic” experts. Battling Canadian bitemarkers leave a trail of exaggerated claims and criminal case law that is blind to scientific principles.
Forensics: Fraud. Former CBI forensic scientist accused of mishandling evidence to be arraigned
Woods spent nearly 30 years with CBI and she’s facing more than 100 felony charges tied to the alleged mishandling of DNA evidence, potentially impacting more than 1,000 cases.
— Read on www.denver7.com/news/crime/former-cbi-forensic-scientist-accused-of-alleged-mishandling-of-dna-evidence-set-to-be-arraigned-tuesday
Forensics: Experts go out on the limb and wobble. Weird Science: The strangest expert witnesses of 2025 | Court TV
Dog bites, drip stains, and flaming pants—Court TV spotlights the weirdest expert witness moments of 2025.
— Read on www.courttv.com/news/weird-science-the-strangest-expert-witnesses-of-2025/
Forensics: Death investigators aid or substitute. ChatGPT Excels in Forensic Pathology Exam Insights
In a groundbreaking study published in the International Journal of Legal Medicine, researchers have put ChatGPT, a leading AI language model developed by OpenAI, through the rigorous testing grounds of a specialist forensic pathology examination. The results, which integrate the cutting edge of artificial intelligence
— Read on bioengineer.org/chatgpt-excels-in-forensic-pathology-exam-insights/
Forensics: Law. Prison GEO corporation ($2.1B a year income) paying ICE detainees $1 a day want governmental-style immunity. Supreme Court Considers Private Prison Case
Supreme Court Considers Private Prison Case | Brennan Center for Justice
— Read on www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/supreme-court-considers-private-prison-case
Forensics: A man was wrongfully convicted — that’s why Texas paid $2.5M
Welcome to less than fair justice reform in TX.
Courts found the case against Allen Andre Causey was built on false testimony and suppressed evidence.
— Read on www.statesman.com/opinion/columns/your-voice/article/opinion-man-wrongfully-convicted-that-s-21250976.php
Forensics: Thoracic Multiple-Gunshot Suicide in a Homicide-Suicide Incident: An Unusual Case – PubMed
BACKGROUND Suicide involving multiple gunshot wounds is rare, representing a small subset of firearm-related suicides, and presents significant challenges in distinguishing it from homicide. This difficulty is amplified in homicide-suicide scenarios, where accurate classification has major medico-le …
— Read on pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41456086/
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Forensics: $$$. NY man whose conviction was tossed after decades in prison seeks $100M in new lawsuit p
Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez is suing the city and law enforcement officials who he says wrongfully arrested and prosecuted him.
— Read on gothamist.com/news/ny-man-whose-conviction-was-tossed-after-decades-in-prison-seeks-100m-in-new-lawsuit
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Forensics: Parents can refuse an autopsy in the NL. Dutch forensic doctors miss fatal child abuse in up to 10 cases a year | NL Times
Dutch forensic doctors fail to detect fatal child abuse in an estimated five to 10 cases each year, sometimes issuing death certificates for natural causes even though children died from violence, according to the national Forensic Medical Research and Expertise Office, known as LOEF.
— Read on nltimes.nl/2025/12/27/dutch-forensic-doctors-miss-fatal-child-abuse-10-cases-year
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Forensics: Law. Dakota Omani journey honors women who witnessed the 1862 Dakota 38 hangings | MPR News
Dakota Omani, a journey from Morton to Mankato, honors the Dakota women who witnessed the 1862 Dakota 38 hangings. This year, the names of the 17 Dakota women were read aloud alongside the men’s names at Land of Memories Park.
— Read on www.mprnews.org/story/2025/12/26/dakota-omani-journey-honors-women-who-witnessed-the-1862-dakota-38-hangings
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FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends 