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Forensic Lab Confirms First Case of Fentanyl-laced Marijuana in the U.S.
November 29, 2021
Scientists at the Connecticut Forensic Science Laboratory confirmed the first case of marijuana laced with fentanyl within the state, possibility within the entire United States. Read More News

Conviction Overturned in 1981 Rape of Author Alice Sebold
November 29, 2021
A rape conviction at the center of a memoir by award-winning author Alice Sebold has been overturned because of what authorities determined were serious flaws with the 1982 prosecution and concerns the wrong man had been sent to jail. Read More News
Familial DNA Gives Australian Police Lead on Man Suspected of at Least 4 Cold Case Sexual Assaults
November 29, 2021
In March 2004, the NSW Police Force established Strike Force McCoy to investigate 13 separate sexual assaults between Aug. 23, 2003 and Nov. 2, 2004 across the Sydney Metropolitan area. Read More News
1974 Rape Conviction Vacated After Evidence Lost, Compromised
November 29, 2021
The decision issued by Suffolk Superior Court Judge Christine Roach notes that there is no indication from the record that the critical evidence in question – biological material on an item of the victim’s clothing – was preserved by investigators in 1973. Read More News
Pervis Payne Removed From Death Row After 3 Decades
November 29, 2021
On Nov. 23, just two days ahead of the holiday, Payne was formally removed from death row, where he has been imprisoned for a crime he’s always said he didn’t commit. Read More News
‘Tiger Lady’ Identified as Pennsylvania Teen 30 Years Later
November 24, 2021
Authorities used DNA to finally identify the body of a 1991 homicide victim in New Jersey known by her tattoo as “Tiger Lady.” However, her death and killer remain unknown. Read More News