Dr. Waney Squier: U.K. "The silencing of Dr. Waney Squeir". .." In a forensic...
MEMORABLE QUOTE:"It is a sad day for science when a 21st-century inquisition denies one doctor the freedom to question ‘mainstream’ beliefs. It is a particularly sad day for the parent or carer who...
View ArticleBulletin: Eddie Lee Howard: Mississippi: Michael West defends his record on...
STORY: "Bite mark analysis on death row inmate defended," by reporter Alex Holloway, published by The Dispatch on May 7, 2016.GIST: "Michael West took to the witness stand Friday to defend his record...
View ArticleMontana: Coby James Lewis: Police Department employee with access to police...
"A former Billings Police Department employee with access to police evidence was arraigned Friday after allegedly stealing drugs from a police evidence locker. Coby James Lewis, 25, pleaded not guilty...
View Article"Excited Delirium." (Subject of many a police shooting inquest. HL)...Civil...
STORY: "When Someone You Love Dies in Police Custody and They Blame “Excited Delirium,” by Tana Ganeva, published by 'The Influence' on May 5, 2016. (The Influence is a journalistic publication...
View ArticleFather Ben Butler accused of murdering his daughter 'loses it' and storms out...
STORY: "Father Ben Butler accused of murdering his daughter 'loses it' and storms out of dock after claiming doctors cremated his child 'behind our backs and hid evidence,' by reporter Martin...
View ArticleBill Richards; California; Reporter Jordan Smith reports on Bill Richard's...
STORY: "Junk Science on Trial in Bill Richards Bite-Mark Appeal," by reporter Jordan Smith, published by 'The Intercept' on May 6, 2016.GIST: This week in an airy courtroom in San Francisco, the...
View ArticleSonja Farak: Massachusetts: Daily Hampshire Gazette editorializes on a...
"The cornucopia of drugs Sonja Farak ingested while working at an Amherst lab came free to her, but make no mistake: Massachusetts will pay a heap of money to unravel her mess. Officials first said the...
View ArticleBulletin: Ben Butler: U.K. On-going trial: Accused of killing his daughter,...
"A man charged with murdering his six-year-old daughter in a fit of rage was accused of beating up his partner when she was miscarrying another baby, a court has heard. Ben Butler, 36, is on trial for...
View ArticleHan Tak Lee: New York; Victim of a flawed arson investigation, he was...
STORY: " Kim honors Han Tak Lee with legislation," by Associate Editor Ryan Brady, published by the Queen's Chronicle on May 5, 2016.SUB-HEADING: "Pol to introduce legislation to prevent wrongful...
View ArticleBulletin: Ben Butler; U.K. On-going trial: The Guardian: "Murder accused Ben...
"A man accused of murdering his six-year-old daughter in a fit of rage told a psychologist that he believed violence improved his mood, a court has heard. Ben Butler, who is on trial for the alleged...
View ArticleBulletin: Annie Dookhan: Massachusetts: American Civil Liberties Union says...
"Convicted former state chemist Annie Dookhan was involved in more than 24,000 cases in which people were convicted or had other adverse dispositions, the ACLU of Massachusetts said Thursday.The...
View ArticleCharles Flores: Texas: Fusion Magazine story on how hypnosis put Charles...
STORY: "Meth, hypnosis, and murder: An incredible true story of race and punishment on Texas’ death row," by reporter Casey Nolan May 10, 2016. (Thanks to the Marshall Project for drawing our...
View ArticleBen Butler: UK; On-going murder trial: (Ben Butler, 36, was found guilty of...
STORY: "Ben Butler trial: Accused 'devastated' when Ellie taken into care," published by BBC News on May 13, 2016.PHOTO CAPTION: "Ben Butler denies murdering his daughter Ellie who was aged six."GIST:...
View ArticleBulletin: Keith Allan Harward: Virginia: Richmond Times-Dispatch story shows...
STORY: "After Harward exoneration, review of old forensic serology cases gets underway," by reporter Frank Green, published by the Richmond Times-Dispatch on May 11, 2016.GIST: "A review of old...
View ArticleBulletin: William Amor: Illinois; outdated science arson investigation;...
"A former Naperville resident, , has been granted a court hearing to dispute the fire investigation evidence that helped to secure his conviction. William Amor will return in June to the DuPage County...
View ArticleBulletin: Ben Butler: UK; Accused of battering his 6-year-old daughter to...
"Ben Butler, 36, is accused of killing young Ellie Butler in an outburst of uncontrollable rage at their home. He is said to have bullied partner Jennie Gray, 36, into covering up the murder after...
View ArticleChris Tapp: Idaho: New appeal filing alleges that videos of three polygraph...
STORY: "New appeal filed for Tapp," by reporter Bryan Clark, published by The Post Register on May 12, 2016;GIST: "Public defender John Thomas has filed another petition to fight the conviction of...
View ArticleRodricus Crawford: Death row; Louisiana; Moving petition launched by his...
PUBLISHER'S NOTE (1): In a recent post, this post a highlighted the British publication, 'The Guardian' featured a story on the case of Rodricus Crawford, who shows all the signs of being an innocent...
View ArticleAnna Vasquez Elizabeth Ramirez, Kristie Mayhugh and Cassandra Rivera: The San...
STORY: "The S.A. Four — the limbo between freedom and exoneration," by reporter O. Ricardo Pimentel, published by The San Antonio Express-News on May 14, 2016.GIST: "The four San Antonio women known as...
View ArticleRajesh and Nupur Talwar: India: Major Development: 'Trial by Error': Aarushi...
"First came the murders. Then followed the headlines. The year was 2008 and a 14-year-old girl called Aarushi Talwar was found murdered in her bed at home in Noida. Her parents Rajesh and Nupur Talwar,...
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