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86% of alerts from city’s gunshot detection system led to ‘dead-end deployments,’ researchers find

May 3, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

86% of alerts from city’s gunshot detection system led to ‘dead-end deployments,’ researchers findRead More

Groups say gunshot detection systems unreliable, seek review

May 3, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Groups say gunshot detection systems unreliable, seek reviewRead More

DC leaders have mixed outlook after crime lab loses accreditation

May 3, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

DC leaders have mixed outlook after crime lab loses accreditationRead More

To Solve 3 Cold Cases, This Small County Got a DNA Crash Course

May 3, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

To Solve 3 Cold Cases, This Small County Got a DNA Crash CourseRead More

When Forensic Evidence Convicts the Innocent

May 3, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

When Forensic Evidence Convicts the InnocentRead More

Probe of DC crime lab could ‘blow up’ criminal justice system

April 30, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Probe of DC crime lab could ‘blow up’ criminal justice systemRead More

Chauvin trial aftermath: Dr. David Fowler and the case of the incredible expert

April 30, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Chauvin trial aftermath: Dr. David Fowler and the case of the incredible expertRead More

A false facial recognition match sent this innocent Black man to jail

April 29, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

A false facial recognition match sent this innocent Black man to jailRead More

Long before latest DC crime lab troubles, some employees raised concerns

April 29, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Long before latest DC crime lab troubles, some employees raised concernsRead More

In epic hack, Signal developer turns the tables on forensics firm Cellebrite

April 21, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

In epic hack, Signal developer turns the tables on forensics firm CellebriteRead More

New Blood Analyzer Tells Human from Animal Samples on the Spot

April 20, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

New Blood Analyzer Tells Human from Animal Samples on the SpotRead More

Blood Forensics Puzzle Cracked via Fluid Mechanical Principles

April 20, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Blood Forensics Puzzle Cracked via Fluid Mechanical PrinciplesRead More

NC man was exonerated of one murder, but court says DNA evidence can be used against him in second one

April 20, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

NC man was exonerated of one murder, but court says DNA evidence can be used against him in second oneRead More

Who pulled the trigger? Gun muzzle exhaust may complicate analysis of crime scenes

April 20, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Who pulled the trigger? Gun muzzle exhaust may complicate analysis of crime scenesRead More

‘Excited Delirium’: The Medical Debate Lurking Behind Chauvin Trial

April 16, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

‘Excited Delirium’: The Medical Debate Lurking Behind Chauvin TrialRead More