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Some days I have a lot to say. But there is only one blog and all of my posts are compiled in chronological order. To sort through and read only the posts you are most interested in, you can select from the three topics described below.
4N6Fact Fridays, fun forensic facts from the news. You know you want to read them! The weekly posts will appear on this blog under category 4N6, and also on tumblr.
Film2Fiction: Of all the things I pretend to know a lot about, writing is one topic where I have plenty of boots on the ground experience and lots to share. To view my blogs on writing select F2F.
And finally, book love. I review books I have read and loved and think you should read them, too. Click on book<3
Tag Archives: #TRTW #DNA #eyewitness
First, understand that justice isn’t always about the truth. Often a just decision is handed down simply because one side made the more compelling argument. Mistakes are made. In the 1993 case of Anthony Wright, he was convicted of killing an elderly woman in North Philadelphia, after police claimed he voluntarily confessed AND that they found clothing with the woman’s blood in his residence during a search. Wright spent more than TWENTY YEARS in prison for–it turns out–a murder he didn’t commit. In 2014, DNA evidence cleared Wright and his conviction was vacated thanks to The Innocence Project. But, during their … Continue reading
4N6 Fans, Innocence Project, To Right The Wrongs
#ToRightTheWrongs, #TRTW #DNA #eyewitness, DNA Comments Off on Ex-Prosecutor Knew He Was Innocent But Prosecuted Him Anyway!!
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DNA analysis has become so sensitive that someone could conceivably shake your hand– transferring your DNA onto their skin–and then they could go out commit a crime and transfer your DNA to that crime scene without you even being there. What kind of demented sorcery is that, you ask? Exactly! But this transfer largely depends on if you heavily shed your skin cells. They can tell a heavy shedder from a moderate one. In this test, men were the heavy shedders while women were more moderate. But that could be solely based on size. Mens hands and thumbprints are larger. … Continue reading
4N6 Fans, To Catch A Killer
#TRTW #DNA #eyewitness, 4N6FAN, DNA Comments Off on Touch DNA: Are you a heavy shedder?
#TRTW #DNA #eyewitness, 4N6FAN, DNA Comments Off on Touch DNA: Are you a heavy shedder?
It only took 38 years! 38 years of wrongful incarceration! The scariest part? The killer who actually raped, beat and strangled Craig Coley’s ex-girlfriend and smothered her 4-year-old son was (and likely is) STILL OUT THERE! There were problems with the trial, but Coley was ultimately convicted primarily on the basis of eye witness testimony — a neighbor of the victims claimed that she had seen a man matching Coley’s description drive away the morning of the killings. However, exactly 39 years after the murders, at the same time of early morning, detectives returned to that neighbor’s apartment to … Continue reading
Innocence Project, To Catch A Killer, To Right The Wrongs, Uncategorized
#eyewitness, #TCAK, #TRTW #DNA #eyewitness, DNA, TRTW Comments Off on To Right The Wrongs: Gov. Brown Pardons Man Wrongfully Convicted…
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