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Brazilian Pianist's Disappearance Solved: Victim of Argentina's Dictatorship
After nearly 50 years, forensic scientists identified the body of Francisco Tenório Cerqueira Júnior, a Brazilian pianist, confirming he was a victim of Argentina's 1976-1983 military dictatorship, executed and dumped in wasteland after being abducted near his hotel.
Brazilian Pianist's Disappearance Solved: Victim of Argentina's Dictatorship
After nearly 50 years, forensic scientists identified the body of Francisco Tenório Cerqueira Júnior, a Brazilian pianist, confirming he was a victim of Argentina's 1976-1983 military dictatorship, executed and dumped in wasteland after being abducted near his hotel.
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8% Bias Score
Novel DNA Testing Method in Gilgo Beach Case Faces Legal Challenge
A Suffolk County judge will decide whether whole genome sequencing, a novel DNA analysis method, will be admissible in the trial of Rex Heuermann, accused in the Gilgo Beach killings, impacting the prosecution's case significantly.
Novel DNA Testing Method in Gilgo Beach Case Faces Legal Challenge
A Suffolk County judge will decide whether whole genome sequencing, a novel DNA analysis method, will be admissible in the trial of Rex Heuermann, accused in the Gilgo Beach killings, impacting the prosecution's case significantly.
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36% Bias Score
Queensland Forensic Lab Faces 400-Day DNA Testing Delays, $50M Fix Announced
Queensland's forensic lab faces a massive backlog of over 13,000 DNA samples, with testing delays exceeding 400 days, impacting murder and rape investigations; a $50 million plan will outsource testing.
Queensland Forensic Lab Faces 400-Day DNA Testing Delays, $50M Fix Announced
Queensland's forensic lab faces a massive backlog of over 13,000 DNA samples, with testing delays exceeding 400 days, impacting murder and rape investigations; a $50 million plan will outsource testing.
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44% Bias Score
Graphological Analysis Reveals Golovkin's Emotional State
A graphological analysis of serial killer Sergey Golovkin's writings—a letter to his mother, university application, and confession—revealed variations in his handwriting reflecting emotional states, fear of societal judgment, and the stress of arrest, showcasing graphology's use in criminal investi...
Graphological Analysis Reveals Golovkin's Emotional State
A graphological analysis of serial killer Sergey Golovkin's writings—a letter to his mother, university application, and confession—revealed variations in his handwriting reflecting emotional states, fear of societal judgment, and the stress of arrest, showcasing graphology's use in criminal investi...
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48% Bias Score
DNA Solves 58-Year-Old Bristol Murder Case
A 92-year-old man, Ryland Headley, was convicted of the 1967 rape and murder of Louisa Dunne in Bristol after a cold case review team found a DNA match from a 2012 unrelated arrest, marking potentially the longest gap between crime and conviction in modern English policing.
DNA Solves 58-Year-Old Bristol Murder Case
A 92-year-old man, Ryland Headley, was convicted of the 1967 rape and murder of Louisa Dunne in Bristol after a cold case review team found a DNA match from a 2012 unrelated arrest, marking potentially the longest gap between crime and conviction in modern English policing.
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32% Bias Score
Thousands of UK Criminal Cases Collapse Due to Missing Evidence
In England and Wales, over 30,000 criminal prosecutions collapsed between October 2020 and September 2024 due to lost, damaged, or missing evidence, including 70 homicides and 550 sexual offenses, prompting calls for systemic reform.
Thousands of UK Criminal Cases Collapse Due to Missing Evidence
In England and Wales, over 30,000 criminal prosecutions collapsed between October 2020 and September 2024 due to lost, damaged, or missing evidence, including 70 homicides and 550 sexual offenses, prompting calls for systemic reform.
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44% Bias Score
Former NSW Police Commissioner to Lead Reforms at Beleaguered Queensland Forensic Lab
Mick Fuller, former NSW police commissioner, has been appointed to lead reforms at Forensic Science Queensland, which faces a significant testing backlog and has been subject to two commissions of inquiry following allegations of testing failures.
Former NSW Police Commissioner to Lead Reforms at Beleaguered Queensland Forensic Lab
Mick Fuller, former NSW police commissioner, has been appointed to lead reforms at Forensic Science Queensland, which faces a significant testing backlog and has been subject to two commissions of inquiry following allegations of testing failures.
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24% Bias Score
Radiocarbon Dating: A Secret Mission's Impact
Willard Libby's secret mission in the 1940s to find Carbon-14 in Baltimore sewers led to the development of radiocarbon dating, a revolutionary technique used to determine the age of organic materials, solving numerous historical mysteries and aiding in various investigations.
Radiocarbon Dating: A Secret Mission's Impact
Willard Libby's secret mission in the 1940s to find Carbon-14 in Baltimore sewers led to the development of radiocarbon dating, a revolutionary technique used to determine the age of organic materials, solving numerous historical mysteries and aiding in various investigations.
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24% Bias Score
Queensland Forensic Lab's Repeated Error Compromises Thousands of Cases
Queensland's forensic lab's repeated error in DNA testing thresholds has compromised thousands of criminal cases, including rapes and murders, with hundreds of rape kits awaiting testing for over a year; a review calls it 'one of the greatest failures of a justice system in the world'.
Queensland Forensic Lab's Repeated Error Compromises Thousands of Cases
Queensland's forensic lab's repeated error in DNA testing thresholds has compromised thousands of criminal cases, including rapes and murders, with hundreds of rape kits awaiting testing for over a year; a review calls it 'one of the greatest failures of a justice system in the world'.
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64% Bias Score
Unidentified DNA Reopens Chiara Poggi Murder Case
An unidentified DNA profile found on a gauze from Chiara Poggi's mouth has reopened her 2007 murder case, adding a potential third suspect, alongside the convicted Alberto Stasi and newly accused Andrea Sempio; investigators will analyze 30 samples to determine if it's contamination or evidence of a...
Unidentified DNA Reopens Chiara Poggi Murder Case
An unidentified DNA profile found on a gauze from Chiara Poggi's mouth has reopened her 2007 murder case, adding a potential third suspect, alongside the convicted Alberto Stasi and newly accused Andrea Sempio; investigators will analyze 30 samples to determine if it's contamination or evidence of a...
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48% Bias Score
DNA Breakthrough Leads to Conviction in 2013 Rape and Murder Case
Roger Rodríguez was convicted of the rape and murder of Elisa Abruñedo in 2013; he was apprehended in October 2023 due to advancements in DNA technology, despite claiming he had forgotten the event. The trial revealed the brutal nature of the crime and its lasting effects on the victim's family.
DNA Breakthrough Leads to Conviction in 2013 Rape and Murder Case
Roger Rodríguez was convicted of the rape and murder of Elisa Abruñedo in 2013; he was apprehended in October 2023 due to advancements in DNA technology, despite claiming he had forgotten the event. The trial revealed the brutal nature of the crime and its lasting effects on the victim's family.
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44% Bias Score
DNA Evidence Discrepancy Leads to Dismissal of 2010 Murder Case
Kavon Young, initially linked to the 2010 murder of John Pernell via a one in 3.4 billion DNA match, was released after prosecutors dropped the case two days before trial due to an unexplained discrepancy in the DNA evidence; Bode Technology Group, the testing lab, lost the original sample.
DNA Evidence Discrepancy Leads to Dismissal of 2010 Murder Case
Kavon Young, initially linked to the 2010 murder of John Pernell via a one in 3.4 billion DNA match, was released after prosecutors dropped the case two days before trial due to an unexplained discrepancy in the DNA evidence; Bode Technology Group, the testing lab, lost the original sample.
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52% Bias Score
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