Motherisk: Toronto Star reporter Jacques Gallant zeroes in on victim's of the...
STORY: "Canadians outside Ontario affected by Motherisk results won’t have cases reviewed," by reporter Jacques Gallant, published by the Toronto Star on January 26, 2016.SUB-HEADING: "When the...
View ArticleBulletin: Massachusetts: Major Development: George Perrot: "Behind bars for...
"A judge ordered a new trial Tuesday for a man serving a life sentence for raping an elderly Springfield woman, citing the same kind of flawed FBI forensics testimony that has come under scrutiny...
View Article"Making a Murderer" series: Part 5: Keith Findley who represented Steven...
COMMENTARY: "The presumption of innocence exists in theory, not reality," by Keith Findley, published by the Washington Post on January 19, 2016. (Keith Findley is an assistant professor of law at the...
View ArticleBulletin: Neal Robbins; Texas; Recanting pathologist case: Significant...
"The state's highest criminal court on Wednesday cleared the way for a Montgomery County man to get a new trial in the 1998 suffocation of a 17-month-old girl. With the move, the court stuck to an...
View ArticleScott Watson: New Zealand; Significant Development: New Zealand reports that...
STORY: "Careful tracing of mystery boat clears Watson, says author," reported by Senior Reporter David Fisher of the New Zealand Herald on January 28, 2016.PHOTO CAPTION: "Potential sightings of Ben...
View Article'Making a Murderer' series: Part 6: 'Avery's blood could still be 'game...
STORY: 'Avery's blood could still be 'game changer,' by Duke Behnke and Alison Dirr, published by the USA Today Network, on January 22, 2016.GIST: "A key scene in the wildly popular "Making a...
View Article'Making a Murderer' series: Part 7: USA Today reports that Kathleen Zellner...
STORY: "Avery attorney rips Kratz over book," by reporter Alison Dirr, published by USA Today on January 25, 2016.GIST: "Ken Kratz, the prosecutor in the case against Steven Avery, is writing a book...
View ArticleDennis Oland: Developments; Police Commission drops review of police force...
STORY: "Dennis Oland appeal halts review of police investigation of father's murder," by reporter Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon. published by CBC News on January 29, 2016.PHOTO CAPTION: "Dennis Oland, 47, is...
View ArticleBulletin: ‘Making a Murderer’ series: Part 8: Roundtable – Episodes 2 & 3...
"This week we bring you the second installment of Innocence Project of Florida’s (IPF) roundtable discussion on Making a Murderer. The second episode, “Turning the Tables,” and the third episode,...
View ArticleBulletin: Purvi Patel; Indiana Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on her...
"The Indiana Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in the Purvi Patel case in May. Patel is serving a 20 years sentence for neglect of a dependent and feticide. Patel was convicted on the...
View Article'Making a Murderer' series; Part 9, A new Zealand perspective; Teina Pora and...
COMMENTARY: "Why confessions are unreliable in solving crimes," by Jarod Gilbert, published by the New Zealand Herald on January 25, 2016. (Dr Jarrod Gilbert is a sociologist at the University of...
View ArticleChris Tapp: Idaho; 19 years behind bars for a rape and murder a retired judge...
STORY: "Tapp confronts ‘lies’ he told that put him behind bars," by reporter Bryan Clark, published by the Post Register on January 28 2016. PHOTO CAPTION: "Retired Judge Mike Heavey traveled to the...
View ArticleDNA calculations: Houston Chronicle reports that Texas is leading a massive...
STORY: "Texas leading massive review of criminal cases based on change in DNA calculations," by reporter Gabrielle Baks, published by the Houston Chronicle, on January 31, 2016.GIST: "Texas criminal...
View ArticleMotherisk: Bulletin: Major Development: CBC News reports that hundreds of...
STORY: "Hundreds of Ontario adoptions on hold amid Motherisk drug-test scandal," by reporter Mike Crawley, published by CBC News on February 1, 2016.SUB-HEADING: "Discredited test used as evidence...
View ArticleRajesh and Nupur Talwar; India; Aarushi case: The Indian Express reports that...
"The Talwars had on January 11 moved an application seeking all documents submitted by the CBI in support of the closure report. Talwar’s counsel Satish Tamta objected to his client being called an...
View ArticleBulletin: Kevin Cooper: California; The Mirror reports: 'It's not my...
"A death row inmate is set to be given a lethal injection despite five judges saying he's innocent. Kevin Cooper was convicted of murder in 1985 following the brutal killings of Douglas and Peggy Ryan...
View ArticleBulletin: George Perrot: Massachusetts: Major development: Washington Post...
"A Massachusetts man imprisoned 30 years for rape has been granted a retrial, marking the first conviction in the country overturned solely because of recent FBI admissions that its evidence experts...
View ArticleChris Tapp: Idaho; 'Making A Murderer' Steve Drizin attorney weighs in on the...
STORY: "Making A Murderer' attorney weighs in on Chris Tapp case," by reporter Natalie Shaver, published by Local News 8, on February 1, 2016.PHOTO CAPTION: "Millions of Americans following the popular...
View ArticleBulletin: 2015 U.S. National Registry of Exonerations report; (Part One)......
"Alabama is tied for seventh among states with the most defendants exonerated of crimes in 2015, according to a report from the National Registry of Exonerations released today. The report,...
View ArticleBulletin: 'Making a Murderer': More recent updates in the Steven Avery case...
"Earlier this month, IPF published a post to our blog detailing some recent updates surrounding the Avery family of the Netflix docuseries Making a Murderer. For those updates, click here. As the...
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