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In The News

2016-08-15 | ‘Making a Murderer’ Nephew’s Conviction Tossed
The troubled teenager convicted of helping his uncle torture and murder a woman – a case scrutinized in the popular Netflix series “Making a Murderer” – had his conviction tossed by a federal judge, based on a tainted confession extracted by detectives. Brendan Dassey’s confession was unconstitutional and coerced, ruled U.S. Magistrate William Duffin on Friday, citing some of the same allegations made in the hit series.

2016-08-11 | Rape Kit Evidence IDs Suspect in 1980 Murder, Rape of Teens
An unknown killer gunned down a teen boy, and then robbed and raped his girlfriend, off a dirt path late on a winter night in South Carolina. The evidence the murderer left behind remained on file for decades, as he remained at large. But as technology improved, the killer’s later attack on another person got him caught, police said.

2016-08-08 | Can We Protect Against Computers Being Fingerprinted?
"Fingerprinting on computers is invisible to most people but there are companies out there who are already using these techniques to learn more information about individuals, about their interests and their habits," says Lachlan Kang, a Computer Science PhD student who is conducting this study as part of a wider project on privacy, within the University's Schools of Computer Science and Mathematical Sciences. "This can be quite powerful information to have, especially if it's used to tailor advertising to you. In countries that are less benign than ours, it could also be used to spy on people," he says.

2016-08-07 | N.J. sent people to prison with junk science. Now we owe them justice | Editorial
The federal experts were part of an elite unit that testified in trials all across the country, over more than a two-decade period before 2000. An audit just found that virtually all gave flawed testimony that favored prosecutors, 95 percent of the time. Over those two decades, the FBI was also instructing New Jersey's state hair analysts, who were likely using the same bogus science.

2016-08-05 | Let Forensic Science Help Prevent a Crime or a Disaster
But hardly any time, resources or support are used to try to detect certain patterns across those traces. Forensic scientists worldwide are not encouraged or even allowed to be proactive; rather, they are simply reactive. The main reason behind the lack of support and shortage in funding for forensic scientists is that the relationship between law enforcement and forensics is more of control and dominance rather than true partnership. In other words, the vast majority of law enforcement agencies worldwide still control forensic science practice, set their priorities and set the budget for things such as research and training.

2016-08-04 | Forensic Research Finds Bone Density Affects Size of Bullet Holes
For this proof-of-concept study, Ross and undergraduate student Anna Paschall evaluated the bone density of 18 skulls - all had been victims of gunshot wounds to the head -- for which the bullet caliber was known. "Based on this small sub-sample, we found that the strongest correlation was between bone density and minimum diameter size of the entry wound," Ross says. "The second highest correlation was between bullet caliber and minimum diameter size. That tells us that bone density is an important variable.

2016-07-28 | Former Lab Analyst Charged with Stealing Morphine from Evidence Locker
A former Oregon State Police crime lab technician has been charged with stealing prescription pills—including Morphine and Methadone—from labs in, at least, two counties, according to federal court documents filed last week.

2016-07-28 | Study Leads to Changes In Un-Submitted Assault Kits
Criminal justice agencies need to be prepared to follow up on sexual assault cases with a victim-centered approach in order to improve responses to these crimes in their communities, according to research findings from Sam Houston State University.

2016-07-08 | Do You Own Your Own Fingerprints?
Under the Illinois law, companies must obtain written consent from customers before collecting their biometric data. They also must declare a point at which they’ll destroy the data, and they must not sell it. BIPA allows for damages of $5,000 per violation. “Social Security numbers, when compromised, can be changed,” the law reads. “Biometrics, however, are biologically unique to the individual; therefore, once compromised, the individual has no recourse, [and] is at heightened risk for identity theft.”

2016-07-06 | Crime lab: Some evidence isn’t worth dealing with
“In an effort to ensure that we are providing the most effective customer service in our crime laboratory and to ensure that we utilize all of our available resources to maximum benefit, we have been reviewing the services that our laboratory provides,” Steven Woodson, director of Wyoming’s Division of Criminal Investigation said on DCI’s website. The letter is addressed to “all prosecutors and law enforcement officials.” As a result of the changes the lab will cease accepting requests for hair, fiber, physical match, glass and headlamp analysis, Woodson said. The lab will also limit what requests it grants for gunshot residue.