Renowned fire science expert John Lentini, a leading expert in the field of arson investigation, provided an affidavit that the chain of custody procedures used by the state police officers in the case rendered the key evidence of arson unreliable.
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For the past 10 years, the news media has followed suit by reducing the number of times the name of a mass shooter is reported.
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There has been story after story of how DNA found on a murder weapon or at the scene of the crime proves the innocence of an incarcerated person. Those stories typically have a common thread: the guilty verdict hinged on an eyewitness account.
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The first study to take a “network analysis” approach to patterns of violence within UK organized crime gangs (OCG) has shown that OCG members who previously offended together are likely to end up attacking one another.
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Blom’s decades of experience in law enforcement prepared him to oversee a team of investigators who played a critical role in executing Super Bowl LVI security operations.
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Operated by the Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation, the STIC serves as the designated state fusion center and is a one-stop resource for law enforcement officers to obtain information related to criminal activity and terrorism.
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Richard Blumenthal announced $120,000 in federal funding for the Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science at the University of New Haven to provide local police with the latest hands-on training for investigating hate crimes and shootings.
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In the U.S., gun violence now kills more children under 19 than any other cause. According to the study data, gun-related deaths in children surpassed deaths caused by motor vehicle collisions beginning in 2019.
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With Melissa Lucio’s execution put on indefinite hold by a Texas appeals court, her attorneys will now be focused on trying to convince a judge to recommend she get a new trial.
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The study analyzed 500 child sexual abuse reports to examine predictors of which cases moved forward to prosecution.
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