E66 Forensic Failures

If you thought last week’s episode about Fred Zain was disturbing, then buckle up! This week we take a look at other forensic “experts” who have made a name for themselves in all the wrong ways. Listen now to hear about these forensic failures and the associated fallout.  

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The following are links to some of the resources or references we discussed during or reviewed in preparation for this episode:  

Below is a list of defendants who were wrongly convicted based on misconduct by Joyce Gilchrist, a forensic chemist with the Oklahoma City Police Dept

Former forensic scientist, accused of forging evidence in hundreds of cases, dies

https://web.archive.org/web/20090428095752/http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,109568,00.html

Police Chemist Accused of Shoddy Work Is Fired - The New York Times

4 Crimes That Inspired Law & Order Episodes | Mental Floss

McCARTY v. GILCHRIST (2011) | FindLaw

Man gets $4 million over wrong rape conviction

OKC man walks free after 1992 murder conviction vacated

crime lab scandal | The Marshall Project

Colorado Bureau of Investigation finds DNA scientist manipulated data in hundreds of cases over decades

CBI: Forensic Scientist Manipulated Over 650 Cases

Scientist Mary Jane Burton faces allegations she altered crime evidence - Axios Richmond

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