Today Sue Carney covered body fluids testing, limitations of tests and forensic interpretation of body fluids with us. It brought a few surprises such as that urine and feces contain very little DNA, that some cells look identical and are thus less suited for forensic purposes. Sue also indicated the difficulties with several tests and the [...]
A recap of an interesting #cclivechat, folks. We have a slate of court dates in cold cases: Ryan Guitron: first degree murder verdict against Vencil Ash. He will be sentenced on Aug 21. His girlfriend Kelly Meehan is awaiting trial and has a case status hearing in Aug 2012. John Heath is due back in court [...]
Today, I’d like to draw your attention to some Canadian Cold Cases. The Halifax Regional Police has a website with links dedicated to their unsolved crimes and they are asking for your help. I am shamelessly copying their list since they did their’s so well! You see the names of the victims involved, incident date, and file number [...]
A Honolulu grand jury last Thursday indicted Jason Lee McCormick, 36, on charges he murdered a visiting linguistics professor in 1996. Robert T. Henderson, 51, was found dead in his Waikiki hotel room in July 1996, with a handwritten note on his body accusing him of molesting young boys. Henderson was a respected Professor at [...]
Critical DNA Evidence Untested As Texas Execution Nears; U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Review Novel DNA Issue Henry Skinner is scheduled for execution in Texas on March 24 despite the lack of DNA testing of critical evidence from the crime scene that could lead to his exoneration. Skinner has always maintained his innocence of the [...]
The Washington Examiner reports about efforts to strengthen Maryland’s Capital Punishment Laws. “Maryland lawmakers and the state attorney general are bucking calls to repeal the death penalty with a bill that would expand the types of evidence admissible in capital cases. Sen. Norman R. Stone Jr., D-Baltimore County, is sponsoring a bill that would enable courts [...]
