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Friday marked the second day of testimony in the Curtis Padgett murder trial in Linn County.Padgett was just arrested last year and accused of killing Dennis Fi

Jurors tend to rely heavily on forensic testimony, even when they don't understand it. andresr/E+ via Getty ImagesLedura Watkins was 19 years old when he was accused of murdering a public school teacher. At trial, a forensic expert testified that a single hair found at the scene was similar to Watkins’ and stated his conclusion was based on “reasonable scientific certainty.” He explained that he’d conducted thousands of hair analyses and “had never been wr...

A pedido do UOL, dois peritos legistas analisaram os laudos de sete mortos. Em ao menos três, as vítimas podem ter morrido rendidas ou sem chance de defesa.

Update on Ross Re-Trial 1:32 am A Jury heard continuing Testimony Tuesday in the Re-Trial of Paul Ross for the Murder of Tina Miller. Just as we’ve seen for over the past week, more Forensic Testimony was presented to the Jury Tuesday, this time focusing on the tape on Tina Miller’s body and foot impressions from the scene. In the video is Canoe Creek State Park, where Tina Miller was killed in 2004. A now idle view compared to the day and year Paul Ross was convicted of her ...

That will happen. but the case seems to be winding down. we do expect officially that the defense will rest today, peter. >> quickly some of the most powerful images came yesterday when they spoke about the loss of life martin richard, the young boy killed holding up clothing he was wearing when he was there on race day. >> reporter: yeah, there were a lot of tears in the courtroom yesterday. it almost seemed the prosecution wanted to remind this jury after having sat through a lot of forensic t...