Phantom Serial Killer May Not Exist: DNA Contamination

She's gone from being Germany's most elusive serial killer to possibly not even existing at all.  German police have been tracking a suspected female serial killer considered responsible for six deaths over the last 16 years, until contamination of DNA samples was...

Report Reveals U.S. Forensic Lab System Has 'Serious Problems'

Siting understaffing, underfunding and lack of mandatory certification standards as contributing factors plaguing the U.S.' forensic laboratories, a much anticipated report was released by the National...

Sex Trafficking Summit a step toward saving lives

" I don't know how many young women may be caught in a web of sex trafficking on the Treasure Coast. No one really seems to know. Sex trafficking luring young girls into the country or preying on domestic runaways...

Calgary: Five dead in 'domestic homicide' Husband suspected!

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorUpdate from Neighbours at the end of this storyYou know, Police, Fire and EMT officers see things everyday which at times do not shock them. Situations from Murders,...

Woman's dead body lies in flat for 35 years

"ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) -- Governments have changed. War erupted and ended. Neighbors had children, and then grandchildren. But Hedviga Golik never left her tiny apartment in Croatia's capital -- until her mummified body was carried out this week, 35 years after she died....

Have the Remains of One More Vietnam-Era Soldier Come Home?

The MIA (missing in action) in Vietnam continue to be remembered decades after the survivors of that war came home.  Perhaps one more family will finally receive closure and know what happened to their...

CSI: Underpants

This is just creepy: " Ann Chamberlain, 33, was given her marching orders on Tuesday following an internal MSP investigation "into violations of department administrative policy". She'd previously been suspended from her post after admitting to a divorce hearing in Ingham...

Justice4Simon - New Book

We are pleased to be able to report that a Book called " The shocking truth about British Justice  NO SMOKE " by Sandra Lean is now available. Sandra has had a fascination for the workings of...

New Findings Question Masada History

The iconic Masada mountain, in the Judean desert of Israel, has been a symbol of Jewish complacency for centuries.  Leaders of Israel have often cited the last stand and ultimate suicide of the inhabitants of...

Flawed fingerprint

This is a true story of how a police officer brought to the edge of suicide by a flawed fingerprint identification challenged the system and revealed a web of intrigue reaching into the very heart of government.

Fight to Clear Friend's Name

A Woman campaigning to clear a convicted killer's name spoke of her battle to end what she claims is a huge miscarriage of justice.Source: Evening Gazette (Colchester)

Vancouver Police: forensic fumbling & racial profiling

A cliffhanger. That’s how the murder trial of Dennis Knibbs ended it’s third day on Thursday. A witness who had dropped by the New Wings Hotel to buy cocaine, spotted a 2 foot long barrel of gun as the door to one of the rooms flung partially open. Then the gun went...

Murder conviction doubts raised

Tests carried out by a leading forensic scientist have cast doubt on the murder conviction of an Ipswich man, a BBC documentary has revealed. Simon Hall, 29, from Ipswich, was jailed for life in 2003 for...

Justice 4 Simon - Rough Justice BBC1 - Message from Simon Hall

Please don’t miss ROUGH JUSTICE – Thursday12th April 07, 10.35 pm BBC1 Hello… It’s been a long time since I wrote anything, probably too long but with the airing of the BBC Rough Justice –...

BBC ROUGH JUSTICE 12/04/07 - Simon Hall

LATEST NEWS DO NOT MISS !!“The Innocents' Brief” featuring Simon Hall’s caseA MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE BBC1 - Thursday 12th April 2007 - 10.35pm  FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT -...

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