Tag: Forensic Science
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Colorado DNA scandal: Review of former CBI DNA scientist’s 10,786 cases causes rape evidence logjam
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The time to process a rape kit in Colorado has now nearly doubled, leaving victims in limbo due to the continuing scandal at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, the director of the embattled agency told lawmakers Wednesday. In November 2023 it took an average of 275 days to analyze the DNA evidence in a sexual…
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Kids play cop for a day, solve mock whodunits
While 15-year-old Terry Lewis gingerly removed a Molotov cocktail from the back of a stolen Chevrolet SUV, Meluck Almutkass lifted three fingerprints from the outside passenger window. Her gloved hands were careful not to smudge the glass with the magnetic duster and tape. “We need to find out whose prints these are. Since this is…