'Secret History of the Rape Kit' reveals ugly past, dim future
A new book looks at a forensic tool, developed in Chicago, that the overwhelming majority of hospital nurses aren't trained ...
Iraq Combat Gets ‘Forensic Recreation’ Treatment as A24 Provides ‘Economy and Freedom’ to Alex Garland, Ray Mendoza for ‘Warfare’
Navy SEAL mission in Iraq, comes to life in 'Warfare,' the new collaboration between Alex Garland and military veteran Ray ...
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department used faulty DNA kits in 4,000 cases
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department will retest more than 4,000 DNA samples after announcing it used a faulty testing ...
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Faulty DNA Tests Were Used in Thousands of L.A. Criminal Cases, Sheriff Says
The kits were “prone to intermittently poor performance ... that quality controls just do not exist in the world of forensics like they do in the world of medicine,” Professor Garrett ...
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Los Angeles sheriff's department to retest 4,000 DNA samples after using faulty kits for 8 months
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says it will retest 4,000 DNA samples and open an internal investigation after ...
LA County has been using potentially faulty DNA test kits for months
Los Angeles County has been using potentially faulty DNA test kits in criminal investigations for months.
Faulty DNA test kits forces LA County Sheriff to review cases
The department said they were using the faulty DNA test kits for eight months until the manufacturer notified them. Deputies ...
Faulty DNA test kits were used in thousands of L.A. County criminal cases, authorities say
The L.A. County Sheriff's Department used DNA testing kits for months without realizing they were faulty. An internal ...
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LASD Investigates Use of Defective DNA Kits
On Monday, March 24, 2025, a supervisor over the Scientific Services Bureau became aware of a notice from a DNA testing kit ...