Part 23: U.S. Attorney General Jeff Session's war on...
STORY: "The flaws in forensic science," by Lauren J. Young, published by Science Friday on May 30, 2017. (Lauren J. Young is Science Friday’s web producer. Science Friday (known as SciFri for short) is...
View ArticleNagee Green: New York: On-going murder trial; Bulletin; (Contested videotaped...
"The case of Nagee Green — who has been on trial for murder and assault — is now in the jury's hands. The prosecution and defense wrapped up closing arguments Tuesday afternoon after one week of...
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Part 24: U.S. A.G. Jeff Session's war against science/forensics (and his war...
STORY: Samantha Bee’s tale of two drug cases puts Jeff Sessions’ throwback drug war on trial, by reporter Dennis Perkins, published by The A.V. Club, on June 8, 2017.GIST: On this week’s Full Frontal...
View ArticleNagee Green: New York: On-Going trial. (Disputed alleged confession at core...
"The jury in the murder trial of Nagee Green reviewed the surviving victim’s testimony Wednesday afternoon during the first day of deliberation at Tompkins County Courthouse. Jurors received the case...
View ArticleArt theft: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: From our 'When you think you/ve...
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: This story boggles the mind! This was not a tiny rural police force; it was the FBI, who know only too well the importance of preserving the forensic evidence, such as DNA, not just...
View ArticleLedura Watkins: Michigan; Bulletin Convicted on a single hair, he has been...
(Thanks to Forensic Magazine for drawing our attention to this case. HL);"A Detroit man who spent four decades in prison was freed on Thursday after prosecutors agreed that his 1976 murder conviction...
View ArticleFran and Dan Keller: Texas; Michael King comments on "Justice too long...
"I don't know what it will take for Travis County to wipe the stain of the Fran and Dan Keller prosecution from our local history, but at a minimum, it appears it's going to take more time. As we've...
View ArticlePart 25: A.G. Jeff Session's war against science/forensics...Four major...
STORY: "Science Orgs Ask DOJ to Close ‘Gaps’ in Forensic Knowledge Base," by Senior Science Writer Seth Augenstein, published by Forensic Magazine on June 12, 2017.GIST: "Four major scientific...
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Fritz Van Beelen: Australia: Landmark case (involving evidence from...
STORY: "Landmark Frits Van Beelen case heads to the High Court in a case that could have huge implications for the SA government," by reporter Matt Smith, published by Adelaide Now on June 17,...
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Radley Balko: On the exoneration of Alfred Swinton just released from prison...
COMMENTARY: "Another bite mark exoneration: Alfred Swinton released after 19 years in prison," by Radley Balko, published by The Washington Post on June 9, 2017. (Radley Balko blogs about criminal...
View ArticlePart 26: U.S. Attorney General Jeff Session's war on science/forensics:...
STORY: "Bite Marks and Bullet Holes The Attorney General ended the National Commission on Forensic Science, suppressing an opportunity for reducing convictions based on faulty evidence," by Ramin...
View ArticleNagee Green: New York: On-going trial: (Contested confession at core of...
"After four days of deliberation, jurors have reached a partial verdict in the trial of Nagee Green, finding the defendant guilty on charges of assault. It's been nearly three weeks since opening...
View ArticleTyrone Noling: Death Row; Ohio: Bulletin:...Sentenced to death for the murder...
STORY: "Man on Death Row Seeks DNA Tests of Evidence from 1990 Murders in Portage County," by reporter Kathleen Maloney, published by Court News Ohio on June 13, 2017.GIST: "Tyrone Noling, who is...
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Mark Carver: North Carolina; Defense in disputed murder case wants Gaston...
STORY: "Defense in disputed murder case wants Gaston DA published for withholding evidence," by reporter Michael Gordon, published by The Charlotte Observer on June 14, 2017.GIST: "The defense team in...
View ArticleFran and Dan Keller: Texas; 'Satanic day care' case: Monumental Development;...
STORY: "BREAKING: A declaration of innocence in Austin ‘satanic day care’ case," by Tony Plohetski and Chuck Lindell, published by The American-Statesman on June 20, 2017.HIGHLITES: "Dan and Fran...
View ArticleFrits Van Beelen: South Australia; Murder appeal set for June 21: ABC News...
STORY: "Van Beelen murder appeal bid sees High Court test 'fresh and compelling' evidence laws," by reporter Matt Coleman, published by ABC News on June 20, 2017.SUB-HEADING: "A South Australian man...
View ArticleKeith Kutska: Wisconsin...Bulletin: One of five men still in prison for their...
"Keith Kutska is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review his conviction in the 1992 murder of Tom Monfils at a Green Bay paper mill. Kutska filed a request for review of the case by the Supreme Court...
View ArticleFrits Van Beelen: South Australia; Graham Archer's excellent 'Today Tonight...
GIST: "For 45 years he's maintained his innocence. Now, could one of South Australia's most controversial convictions be overturned?"The entire documentary can be found...
View ArticleFrits Van Beelen; South Australia; Bulletin; On-going appeal: 9 News: 22...
"A High Court hearing is set to continue as an Adelaide man, found guilty of murdering a teenage girl 45 years ago, makes his last bid to overturn his conviction. Frits Van Beelen was originally...
View ArticleTyrone Noling: Ohio; Bulletin: On-going appeal for DNA testing; "Death row...
."Prosecution’s theory: Tyrone Noling, then 18, shot and killed Cora and Bearnhardt Hartig, both 81, in 1990 in their Atwater Township home during a robbery attempt. Pending issue: The 11th District...
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