About 300 people have been wrongfully convicted and exonerated in the U.S. thanks to DNA evidence. But overlooked in those stories are the accounts of jurors who unwittingly played a role in the injustice.
Daily Archives: October 26, 2012
What Happens After Jurors Get It Wrong?
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Posted in Innocence Project
Construction Begins On New County Police Crime Lab
ST. LOUIS COUNTY (KMOX) – Today, St. Louis County Police will start construction on a $9.2 million crime lab.
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Posted in Forensic Industry News
Bill to create bank for DNA profiling of accused coming
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A Bill to create a DNA data centre to profile people accused of serious crimes and unknown deceased is in the works. The proposal was originally mooted in 2007 but was dropped to factor in ethical, moral and legal issues on the sensitive matter.
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Posted in Database, DNA Legislation, Forensic Industry News
Prosecutors Say There Is DNA Evidence Linking Suspect to Jessica Ridgeway’s Murder
Prosecutors in court said they have a confession and DNA tying a 17-year-old college student to the kidnapping and murder of Jessica Ridgeway after sources tell ABC News that human remains were found at his home in Westminster, Colo.
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Crime lab says Seamons’ DNA claim ‘doesn’t make sense’
OGDEN — The head of the Utah State Crime Lab says it would be almost impossible for a father’s DNA to be confused with that of his son.
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