Closed Death Investigations

Listen to a discussion about closed military death investigations with Pam Baragona, Lois Vanderbur, and Donna Janeczko by clicking here.

Links to references within the conversation:
http://crimewiresite.com
http://justiceforthedead.com
http://realcrimes.com
http://survivorsofhomicide.com

Frontline Program, "Postmortem"

More errors surface at military crime lab as Senate seeks inquiry

By Marisa Taylor and Michael Doyle

McClatchy Newspapers

Published: May 16, 2011

WASHINGTON — The military's premier crime lab has botched more of its evidence testing than has been previously known, raising broader questions about the quality of the forensic work relied on to convict soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines.

Now, the Supreme Court could weigh in, while two senators want the Pentagon to open a full-blown investigation. If they start looking, Pentagon officials will find that the crime lab's problems extend beyond one discredited analyst.

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Discredited Army analyst built his career around crime lab

Army Slow to Act as Crime-lab Worker Falsified, Botched Tests

WASHINGTON — For nearly three years, the military held the key to Roger House's exoneration and didn't tell him: A forensics examiner had botched a crucial lab test used in the Navy lieutenant's court-martial

 

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