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...]
My first response to the SJC – LaGuer opinion
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...]
Why YOU should care about the State Police Crime Lab scandal
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...]
DNA Lab Scandal Spotlight Shifts to Selavka
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
State Police DNA Lab Gets Unwanted Attention
There seems to be a DNA scandal brewing in Massachusetts. It broke in the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald over the weekend. The Herald names Robert Pino as an administrator at the State Police DNA lab who was suspended with pay for … [Read more...]
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