Demystifying Forensics part 4: Unreliable forensic science has sentenced innocent people to death
The Science BriefingShow Notes
There are HEAPS of other forensic methods we haven’t been able to cover in this series.
And unfortunately, a whole bunch of them are nowhere near as reliable as you might think.
At times, they can be flat out inaccurate.
Dr Sophie Calabretto talks to Cosmos Magazine journalist Jacinta Bowler about the unreliable forensic methods, how some have sent the wrong people to jail and even sentenced innocent people to death. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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