DNA ISSUES SURROUNDING THE AMANDA KNOX CASE

DNA ISSUES SURROUNDING THE AMANDA KNOX CASE

With the appeal coming up at the end of this month, there has been a lot of news about the apparent weaknesses of the DNA evidence used to convict Amanda Knox and her boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito in the murder of Meredith Kercher. After a Twitter discussion with Doug...
Touch DNA and Firearms

Touch DNA and Firearms

Excerpt from article from Harvard Crimson:  http://bit.ly/dS45iF WOBURN, Mass.—A chemical expert and a DNA analyst were called to the stand yesterday as the final witnesses in the trial of Jabrai Jordan Copney—the alleged shooter in the May 2009 slaying of Cambridge...
Thoughts on Forensic Science Career

Thoughts on Forensic Science Career

As I was filling out a survey regarding my career in forensic science this morning, it gave me the idea to include some of the information on this blog.  Obviously, ‘forensics’ (as the term is generically used) is a hot career option due to the media attention in the...