Technology: Predictive policing: (Pre-Crime, Minority Report, and Taser...
REVIEW: "Is it truth? Is it fiction? Hot Docs films find Hollywood counterparts," by Toronto Star film reviewed Peter Howell, published on April 30, 2017.GIST: "Pre-Crime, one of the buzzed-about...
View ArticleCecile Fournel: Timmins, Ontario: Flawed arson investigation? The Timmins...
PUBLISHERS NOTE: Much of the focus of this Blog has been the hundreds of cases in the U.S.A. where people have been convicted of arson over the decades because of the outdated, unscientific testing...
View ArticleJohn Jackson; Texas; Major Development; Jury has cleared him of misconduct in...
"After a trial of more than two weeks, a Texas jury on Wednesday found that former state prosecutor John Jackson had not committed misconduct in the 1992 death penalty trial of Cameron Todd Willingham....
View ArticleHalton Regional Police Force evidence vault: Ontario: Toronto Star exposé;...
STORY: "Halton drug cases in limbo after evidence in police vault ‘may have been compromised,’" by reporters Jesse McLean and Rachel Mendleson, published by The Toronto Star on May 12,...
View ArticleManchester; UK: Drug lab corruption: Major Development; Randox; The Guardian...
PUBLISHER'S VIEW: Very disturbing allegations: If proven true, will the U.K. have it's own Annie Dookhan and Sonja Farak - with all of the devastating consequences to the criminal justice system -...
View ArticleWilliam Amor: Illinois; He is to be retried for the 1995 arson murder of his...
STORY: "Mother-in-Law Murder: Retrial for Naperville Man Two Decades After Fatal Arson," by reporter Lisa Marie Farver, published by The Naperville Patch on May 11, 2017.SUB-HEADING: "William Amor,...
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Alleged Lab corruption; U.K. Randox Testing Services; White elephant case?...
In the years since I started publishing this Blog I have become increasingly disturbed by the 'white elephant' in the room: Sheer, unadulterated, willful misconduct in the criminal justice system -...
View ArticleBook Review: 'Anatomy of Innocence: Testimonies of the Wrongfully Convicted.'...
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: What a fascinating idea: To pair15 exonerated individuals with accomplished writers who tell their stories. We have been following the cases of many of these individuals in the pages...
View ArticleVictor Rosario: Massachusetts; False confession; Outdated arson 'science.'......
STORY: "After spending 32 years in prison for arson, Lowell man will remain free, SJC rules," by reporter Milton J. Valencia, published by The Boston Globe on May 11, 2017.GIST: "Victor Rosario, 59,...
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Curtis Lovelace: Illinois; White Elephant Case? The former prosecutor has...
In the years since I started publishing this Blog I have become increasingly disturbed by the 'white elephant' in the room: Sheer, unadulterated, willful misconduct in the criminal justice system -...
View ArticleWilliam Barnhouse: Indiana: Exonerated after serving more than 25 years for a...
STORY: "Indiana Man Exonerated After Serving More Than 25 Years for a Rape DNA Testing Proves He Didn’t Commit," published by The Innocence Project on May 10, 2017.SUB-HEADING: "William Barnhouse...
View ArticleUS Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton: Forensic issues at the heart of his...
STORY: "Pemberton asks CA to reverse ruling," by reporter Rey Requejo, published by The Standard on May 13, 2017.GIST:" US Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton has pleaded to the Court of Appeals to...
View ArticleLaurence Webb: Cameron Mansell; Australia: Bulletin The 'sacking' of Webb, a...
"The man convicted over the 2010 murder of multi-millionaire Craig Puddy is reportedly considering a fresh appeal in the wake of a DNA scandal at the state's forensic laboratory. Cameron Mansell was...
View ArticleKathleen Folbigg; Australia; She has spent 14 years in jail for killing her...
STORY: "Kathleen Folbigg has spent 14 years in jail for killing her babies, but experts say there's real doubt over her conviction," by reporter Joanne McCarthy, published by The Newcastle Herald on...
View ArticleFrom our 'Chutzpah' department: (Chutzpah as defined by Merriam-Webser:...
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: "Forensic Magazine reports that the U.S. Justice Department - under the leadership of A.G. Jeff Sessions - is asking the public for suggestions on how to improve forensics. Very...
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Tyler Edmonds: Mississippi; False confessions as a barrier to compensation...
COMMENTARY: "'What does Mississippi owe a 13-year-old who falsely confessed to murder?, by Radley Balko, published by The Washington Post on May 17, 2017. (Radley Balko blogs about criminal justice,...
View ArticleSusan Neill-Fraser; Tasmania; Bulletin; (News 9): Last-ditch appeal to...
"A Hobart woman convicted of killing her husband is due to make a last-ditch appeal to the Tasmanian Supreme Court. Susan Neill-Fraser is serving a 23-year sentence for the 2009 murder of her partner...
View ArticleRodney Reed; Texas; Death Row; Appeal court sends case back to judge to...
STORY: "Rodney Reed case sent back to Bastrop to weigh false testimony claim," by reporter Andy Sevilla, published by reporter Andy Sevilla on May 17, 2017. (Andy Sevilla is the editor of the Bastrop...
View ArticleHassan Diab: Canadian: Detained on extradition warrant in France: A powerful...
COMMENTARY: "How a Canadian professor’s life became a horror show," by Mohamed Fahmy, published by The Toronto Star on May 23, 2017. (Mohamed Fahmy is an award-winning journalist and war...
View ArticleBulletin: René Bailey: New York; Bulletin: Freed in shaken-baby syndrome...
"A woman whose 2001 shaken-baby murder conviction was overturned in a landmark court decision must stand trial again, a judge ordered on Tuesday. State Supreme Court Justice Judith Sinclair denied a...
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