Let's start by listing the pre-DNA lapses in the Lab with regard to this case. The most obvious is that the lab LOST OR DESTROYED a set of four fingerprints from a key piece of evidence. We know from a belatedly released report that those … [Read more...]
Ben LaGuer is a “Bastard on the Couch”
It seems a controversy has broken out at Blue Mass Group as to whether it is okay to give convicted felons access to the blogosphere. I didn't create the account or do the posting. I didn't even know about it until I saw it (briefly) last … [Read more...]
Globe’s Saltzman follows State Police DNA lab troubles
This from today's Globe:Crime lab botched 27 DNA resultsNearly twice as many as state found earlierBy Jonathan Saltzman, Globe Staff | February 14, 2007An administrator at the State Police crime laboratory mishandled DNA test … [Read more...]
Speaking Out speaks out on YouTube
Gentle readers (and watchers) of Blue Mass Group: Below is my first foray into movie making. (Thanks to nifty software called Movie Maker.)The point, as you will see, is that the prosecutor at the recent SJC hearing on the highly … [Read more...]
DNA Data Bases & Black Box Voting
The last two paragraphs of Julia Preston's article in today's New York Times, "U.S. Set to Begin a Vast Expansion of DNA Sampling" (sub. req.), caught my eye.Many groups warned that the measure would compound already severe backlogs in the … [Read more...]
The Shameful Politicization of the LaGuer Case (The Plot Sickens)
The revelation in today's Globe is pretty jaw dropping:A federal inspection of the State Police crime laboratory completed in September found problems with the handling of DNA evidence that go beyond those that prompted the agency to … [Read more...]
The Racism Issue in the Ben LaGuer Case
PART IIHere are some of the comments and replies from last weekend:12 white men (0.00 / 0)Are they inherently biased?BMG: Reality-based commentary.by: Bob @ Sun Jan 21, 2007 at 10:15:28 AM EST[ Parent | Reply | ]Not inherently, but in … [Read more...]
Time for Patrick Supporters to Join me in working to Free Ben LaGuer
According to last Saturday's Globe, a State Police Lab administrator admitted to misrepresenting and mishandling DNA test samples and test results in at least ten rape cases. This newly disclosed FBI audit may be the final straw that … [Read more...]
Ben LaGuer Deserves An External Review of the 2002 DNA Test NOW!
A Case for LaGuer ReviewMetroWest Daily NewsBy Eric Goldscheider/Guest columnistFriday, January 19, 2007Recent allegations that Robert Pino, an administrator at the State Police crime lab in Sudbury, misreported DNA results have major … [Read more...]
State Police DNA Woes Escalate
The headline on an excellent editoral in The Enterprise today is "A Broken Link at State Police". Highlights:DNA identification is probably the biggest advance in criminal investigations since the advent of fingerprinting a century ago. DNA … [Read more...]
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