Daily Archives: September 9, 2011

The New Scientist
PETER HAMKIN was pulling pints in a bar in Merseyside, UK, in 2003, when he was arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman in Italy a year earlier. Italian police had requested a search of the UK DNA database and claimed he was a perfect match, and that he fitted witness descriptions of the murderer. After a 20-day ordeal, a second DNA test ruled Hamkin out and he was released without charge.

Star Telegram Fort Worth
The Fort Worth Police Crime Laboratory was recently awarded additional accreditation by a national organization that applies rigorous standards to laboratories around the world.

A US Justice Department Report

Washington Post
The Federal Eye usually reports on government mishaps, missteps and mistakes, so it’s a rare treat to find a watchdog report suggesting an agency has fixed something.