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LaGuer Unanimously Denied Parole

June 11, 2010 By john-hosty-grinnell

For most of the people who were at the parole board hearing this decision was a forgone conclusion after listening to the board pepper LaGuer with questions about the original case and at times witnessing emotional outbursts from board … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dna, innocent, laguer, parole, patrick

Ben LaGuer Reaches Out Prior to Parole Board Hearing After 26 Years in Prison (With Poll)

April 17, 2010 By john-hosty-grinnell

Ben LaGuer P.O. Box 466 Gardner, MA 01440 BenLaguer@hotmail.com www.BenLaguer.org Permit me to begin by apologizing for not writing sooner, and ask that you understand how much more I am struggling on a daily basis to keep a sense of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dna, innocent, laguer, massachusetts, parole, patrick

Marrying a 1st cousin: blood glood?

December 30, 2009 By hubspoke

Funny Fact - Former Mass. Governor Endicott "Chub" Peabody's father was The Rev. Endicott Peabody, founder of Groton School. It seems that in 1885 the Reverend... married his first cousin, Fannie Peabody, daughter of Francis and Helen … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dna, genetics

Words From Ben LaGuer

June 13, 2008 By john-hosty-grinnell

I am only asking for fundamental fairness.  Many of us charged with task involving lesser human consequences have exhibit more integrity when it comes to double-checking our work.  Why are so many people in power afraid to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: crime, dna, healey, innocent, laguer, life-in-prison, patrick, rape

Channel 5 reports Robert Pino says he was the fall guy in DNA Lab “cover up”

July 6, 2007 By Speaking Out

Team 5 Investigates is reporting that fired crime lab employee Robert Pino has morphed into a "whistle blower". Is this sour grapes or signs of bigger problems? Seems like a transparent investigation and hearings are called for. Excerpts … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: civil-liberties, dna, forensics, law-and-lawyers, state-police

“TedF” and “Speaking Out” discuss the LaGuer case

June 16, 2007 By Speaking Out

  Let me take your points one at a time. ... of course I (and you) lack any personal knowledge of what happened at the scene of the crime. This is both true and a truism. Very few cases don't require the power of deduction to arrive at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ben-laguer, civil-liberties, dna, laguer, law, law-and-lawyers, lawyers

Rep. Ellen Story Talks About the LaGuer Case and Also About Today’s Constitutional Convention

June 14, 2007 By Speaking Out

I was on Tom Vannah's show earlier in the morning. You can hear that exchange here:Eric Goldscheider (aka "Speaking Out") and Susan Wadia-Ells being interviewed by Tom Vannah. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ben-laguer, civil-rights, con-con, concon, constitutional-convention, dna

Thanks Charley for Your Recent LaGuer Thread

May 7, 2007 By Speaking Out

I really appreciated your recent post on the LaGuer case. You have been one the few people in the media (there are others) to take the extremely troubling revelations about the case to heart and then be willing to speak up. As for your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dna, laguer, prosecutorial-misconduct, wrongful-convictions

My first response to the SJC – LaGuer opinion

March 23, 2007 By Speaking Out

I got calls and emails today from several news organizations wanting to know what I thought of the SJC opinion. I decided to keep it brief by issuing this statement:The SJC opinion is very disappointing given the many indications that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ben-laguer, civil-liberties, dna, justice, law-and-lawyers, prosecutorial-misconduct, sjc

Why YOU should care about the State Police Crime Lab scandal

March 23, 2007 By Speaking Out

DNA MATCH IS SUSPECT WITHOUT JUDICIAL OVERSIGHTBy Eric Goldscheider/Guest columnistMetroWest Daily NewsFriday, March 23, 2007The most recent revelations about problems at the Massachusetts State Police crime lab raise deeply disturbing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ben-laguer, carl-selavka, civil-liberties, dna, forensics, law-and-lawyers, metrowest-daily-news, prosecutorial-misconduct

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