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Convict Fights for DNA Testing, Exoneration After Wrongful Conviction
 By Kira Lerner
Johnnie Lee Savory spent more than 30 years of his life in prison for a crime he says he did not commit. The blood samples on the evidence in his case did not match Savory's, but Savory said prosecutors fabricated the evidence by removing the positive and negatives from the blood work, making them match as type A. DNA testing, which was not available at the time, could exonerate Savory and also determine the identity of the true killer.

"If you use DNA evidence to convict people all over the United States, you should use it to exonerate people and set people free," Savory said.
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FORENSIC NEWS
  • Metro Police Hiring for Civilian Positions
    The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is hiring for a number of positions in its Forensics Laboratory. Positions start with an average annual salary of $53,955.
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  • The Price of DNA Delay
    When a DNA sample is taken from a suspect, the state makes a promise to the victim of the crime. It promises a swift and scientifically sound test to determine whether that suspect committed the crime.
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  • Computer Generated Image Gives Parents New Hope
    A computer generated age progression image gives hope to the parents of Madeleine McCann, who was abducted in Portugal on May 3, 2007. A distinctive “dark flash” in her pupil should make Madeline easily recognizable.
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  • SoleraTec Announces Support for IP-Based Video Surveillance Cameras
    SoleraTec LLC’s new version 5.2 of the Phoenix™ Surveillance Video Manager™ can directly ingest, manage, and store IP-based video camera feeds. This capability enables the recording and playback of live video generated from supported cameras, providing a low-cost forensic approach to video surveillance.
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  • Lab Battles Backlog
    As evidence waits at the crime lab, the family of a Dyersville, Iowa, man shot dead in November wonders how much longer a decision will take. As technology improves, processing evidence like DNA and fingerprints takes longer. At the same time, juries expect more physical evidence. With more requests, slower methods, and state budget cuts, the backlog grows.
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  • NAS to Review FBI Anthrax Inquiry
    The National Academy of Sciences is launching a 15-month review of the FBI’s scientific work in its anthrax investigation which concluded that the anthrax letters that killed five people in 2001 were sent by Army microbiologist Bruce Ivins.
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Burbank, CA

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