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February 3, 2018

Crime

Forensic Science Put Jimmy Genrich in Prison for 24 Years. What if It Wasn’t Science?

The many problems with a common forensic technique called “pattern-matching” — comparisons of bite marks, tool marks, hairs, shoe prints, tire tracks, or fingerprints.

Meehan Crist, Tim Requarth The Nation Feb 2018 45min Permalink