@[email protected] to United States | News & [email protected] • 1 year agoJudge finds forensic scientist Henry Lee liable for fabricating evidence in a murder caseapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareTomMaszlink4•1 year agoFire investigation has faced a similar rethinking. Most investigators are looking for arson to begin with and the “science” is mostly lore.
minus-square@Zombiepiratelink2•edit-21 year agoTexas executed a likely innocent man in 2004 on spurious “fire evidence” and the highly questionable testimony of a cellmate. The man lost three children, was accused of murdering them, and then was murdered in turn. And some people still think that capital punishment is a good idea.
Fire investigation has faced a similar rethinking. Most investigators are looking for arson to begin with and the “science” is mostly lore.
Texas executed a likely innocent man in 2004 on spurious “fire evidence” and the highly questionable testimony of a cellmate.
The man lost three children, was accused of murdering them, and then was murdered in turn.
And some people still think that capital punishment is a good idea.