Our coverage examines disputed forensic methods, disclosure of evidence, investigative practices, and the responsibilities of police, prosecutors, and courts. Individual cases can raise wider questions, but comparisons must account for differences in the facts and available records.
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- Amanda Knox: A Bra Clasp Collected 47 Days Late and the Limits of DNA Certainty
- Michael Morton Exonerated After Nearly 25 Years: Inside the Evidence a Prosecutor Kept Hidden
- Dell Crawford: When DNA Testing Failed Twice — Once at the Lab, Once in the Courtroom
- Carmen Mejia Exonerated After 22 Years for an Accident That Was Never a Crime
- Ray Krone: How Junk Science and Bite-Mark Evidence Led to a Wrongful Death Row Conviction
- The McKinney Case: Forensics on Trial
- Secondary DNA Transfer and the McKinney Case: A Forensic Reality Check
- Framed by the Science: How Secondary DNA Transfer Nearly Sent Lukis Anderson to Death Row
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