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Book review series: (Part 6): Free-lance journalist Tim Requarth perceptive,...
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View ArticleSex crime investigations: Presumption of Innocence?: (Part 2): National Post...
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Book Review Series: (Part 7): A notable book on Australia's momentous Henry...
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View ArticleSex Crime Investigation series. (Part 3): National Post columnist Barbara...
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Book Review Series: (Part 8): My review of John Chipman's memorable book on...
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Book Revue Series (Part 9): Amanda Knox: A case of flagrant miscarriage of...
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View ArticleSex crime investigations: (Part 4). Forensic Experiential Trauma Interview:...
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: As previously noted on this Blog, Cressida Dick, Scotland Yard's new Commissioner, (appointed about a year ago), has changed her force's policy from always believing the 'victims'...
View ArticleRichard Wright: New York State: On-going arson murder/trial: Defence arson...
PASSAGE OF THE DAY: "Lentini was the only witness called by defense attorney Michael P. McDermott. Lentini provided the technical expertise to show that there was not a clear-cut explanation for what...
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Book Review Series: (Part 10): Amazon site for "Un-making a murderer: The...
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View ArticleSex Crime Investigations Series: (Part 5): Junot Díaz case may be a #MeToo...
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View ArticleRichard Wright; New York State; On-going murder/arson trial: The judge is...
PASSAGE OF THE DAY: "Williams was labeled as the prosecution’s star witness by McDermott. Williams was the only one who connected Wright to the fire. Williams recounted how Wright confessed to him...
View ArticleSex Crime Investigation Series: Presumption of innocence? (Part 5): Junot...
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: As previously noted on this Blog, Cressida Dick, Scotland Yard's new Commissioner, (appointed about a year ago), has changed her force's policy from always believing the 'victims'...
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Book review series: (Part 11); 'Making a Murderer:' What five books should...
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: In the roughly 10 years since I began publishing The Charles Smith Blog some of the issues I have explored - as well as some of the cases I have been following - have become the...
View ArticleSex crime investigations: Presumption of Innocence? (Part 6): Steve Paikin:...
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: As previously noted on this Blog, Cressida Dick, Scotland Yard's new Commissioner, (appointed about a year ago), has changed her force's policy from always believing the 'victims'...
View ArticleTechnology: Canadian Civil Liberties Association urges city hall delay in...
PASSAGE ONE OF THE DAY: "The CCLA is asking for a 10-day delay to prepare a legal risk analysis — which would mean the measure could not be approved during the current council session, effectively...
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Book Review Series; (Part 12): How "just Mercy: A story of justice and...
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View ArticleTechnology: 'ShotSpotter.'... At meeting today Toronto councillors to...
PASSAGE OF THE DAY: "Mayor John Tory has already backed use of the ShotSpotter system, but the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has raised concerns about the technology. Tory sent a letter...
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Blood will tell: Major Development; "Jaw-dropping findings from Texas Science...
REPORT: Hi everyone. I have some significant news to share about the Joe Bryan case. As you may remember, the Texas Forensic Science Commission has been investigating the reliability and integrity of...
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Book Review Series: Part 13: Joe Karam: Author of four books about David...
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View ArticleRichard Wright: New York State; Major Setback: Convicted once again - in...
PASSAGE OF THE DAY: "Wright was charged with four counts of second-degree murder and a count of first-degree arson in the retrial of the original case from 1988. Ceresia threw out Wright's original...
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