The forensicweek.com Show – Episode 010 – Gun Control vs. Gun Safety
The forensicweek.com Show is airing Episode 010 – Gun Control vs. Gun Safety – tonight, Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 7:00 PM (EST). A panel of distinguished guests will discuss the issues related to the gun violence recently terrorizing the country and causing the loss of innocent lives. Guests will include a mother who lost her 12 year old son in an accidental hand gun incident and is a “Mother on a Mission,” to help stop gun violence; a clinical psychologist, author, professor and retired corrections executive, who will delve into the criminal mind of those who use weapons as tools of aggression; a Forensic Scientist and Professor, who has examined weapon related evidence for many years; and a security and counterintelligence expert, retired special agent, and professional public speaker, who has dedicated his career to countering the threat to our national security. So join host, Tom Mauriello, and the rest of the forensicweek.com team and learn the “real” truth about this explosive subject. Watch the show LIVE or view it at your convenience after the show is aired. Just GO TO www.forensicweek.com or directly to http://www.youtube.com/forensicweek/.
NFSTC launches YouTube channel
The National Forensic Science Technology Center has just launched a new YouTube channel that contains recorded conferences, lectures, and technology transition workshops for forensic science practitioners. With over 380 videos ranging from one minute to over an hour, this new “treasure trove of information” provides access to presentations from some of the world’s leading forensic science experts. Viewers can subscribe to the channel to get notified each time a new video is uploaded and it’s all available for free.
Link to NFSTC YouTube channel.
Date of Article: January 10th, 2013
[Abstract by Mark Lombard, ForensIQ Intern, January 15th, 2013]
Citation
National Forensic Science Technology Center . NFSTC launches YouTube channel. Retrieved January 15, 2013, from http://www.nfstc.org/nfstc-launches-youtube-channel/
The forensicweek.com Show – Episode 006 – Forensics in the High Schools
The forensicweek.com Show is airing Episode 006 this Thursday evening, January 10, 2013 at 7:00 PM (EST), discussing Forensic Sciences being taught in our high schools. Special guests are, high school teachers from Howard and Prince George’s Counties in Maryland: Emily Moore, Roosevelt HS; Terri Bradford, Riverhill HS; Susanne Hughes, Reservoir HS and one of her students, Whitney Ceverino; and return guest, Dr. Jay Tobin, Stevenson University. So join host, Tom Mauriello and the forensicweek.com cast and learn the “real” facts about how forensic sciences is being taught at the high school level; what the students are learning; how they need to prepare for college; and who are the talented teachers who quickly mastered the art of teaching this subject. Watch the show LIVE or view it at your convenience after the show is aired. Just GO TO www.forensicweek.com or directly to http://www.youtube.com/forensicweek/ .
DC Judge Orders Exoneration, Cites Hair Evidence DNA Test Rejected
51 year old, Santae Tribble, spent 28 years in prison for a murder that he did not commit. In 1978, he was convicted for the murder of a Southeast Washington taxi driver after an FBI examiner claimed that he microscopically matched Santae Tibble’s hair to one in a stocking found at the crime scene. However, it took almost 30 years for Tribble to finally be exonerated. DNA testing proved that none of the hairs used as evidence actually matched Tribble’s genetic profile. Judge Laura Cordero ordered Tribble’s exoneration and he became the second D.C. man in 2012 and the third since 2009 to be exonerated after serving a long sentence based on false hair matches. As a result of these exonerations and mistakes in the FBI Laboratory, the Justice Department announced a nationwide review of all cases in which were handled by the FBI Laboratory;s hair and fibers unit before 2000. Editorial note: In 1978, they did not even have the technical capability to positively identify an individual from a hair sample.
Read the full article here and even watch a video of Sentae Tribble telling his story
[Abstract by David Miller, ForensIQ Intern, December 19, 2012]
Citation
Hsu, Spencer S. “D.C. Judge Exonerates Santae Tribble in 1978 Murder, Cites Hair Evidence DNA Test Rejected.” Washington Post. The Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2012. Web. 19 Dec. 2012.
Police Adopt Cellphone Forensic Technology
Local law enforcement agencies will now be equipped with mobile forensic technology in which allows them to instantly access information on cell phone calls, text messages, and photos of those suspected to be involved in criminal activity. The device is called Cellebrite and will significantly assist officers during investigations. This device allows officers to receive information immediately, which previously took weeks to receive. Officer Joe Harris, member of the FBI Cyber Crime Task Force, said “the equipment will extract and decode digital evidence and download it using software into a readable report. He said the information can be obtained on existing, hidden and deleted phone data, including call history, text messages, contacts, images and geotags” (Ellis). The device will be of assistance in various types of crimes and significantly helps in seizing, securing, and analyzing digital evidence. Furthermore, it will be useful in the early stages of investigations and will be of assistance in the courtroom. “According to Cellebrite, the device works on 3,000 phone models and even can defeat password protections. The analyzer allows visualization of both existing and deleted locations on Google Earth, as well, and location information from GPS devices and image geotags can be mapped on Google Maps” (Ellis). You can learn more about this technology by going to www.cellebrite.com.
Check out the full article here.
[Abstract by David Miller, ForenIQ Student Intern, December 5, 2012]
Date of Article: November 12, 2012
Citation
Ellis, Cynthia M. “Police Adopt Cellphone Forensic Technology.” Officer.com. N.p., 12 Nov. 2012. Web. 05 Dec. 2012.
The forensicweek.com Show – Episode 002 [Forensic Anthropology]
Tune-in this evening to episode 002 – when hosts Tom Mauriello and Kevin Dolan bring you another forensicweek.com webcast, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Simply click right here and watch the show LIVE or view the show recorded at your leisure: http://www.youtube.com/forensicweek/
This week’s show features special guest, Marilyn London, Forensic Anthropologist – who will be discussing the world of forensic anthropology – the recovery, description, and identification of human skeletal remains.
Forensic Magazine mentioned “forensicweek.com” in their newsletter yesterday, 12/6/2012 and posted an item about it on their website. You can see it here: http://www.forensicmag.com/news/forensicweekcom-webcast-show .
The forensicweek.com Webcast Show – Thursday, 7:00 to 8:00 PM (EST) Schedule of Guests
The November 29th premier of forensicweek.com on November 29th was a success with over 200 views watching the first show. The schedule of special guests and forensic subjects that will be discussed are as follows:
December 6 – Marilyn London – Forensic Anthropologist – Forensic anthropology is concerned with the scientific recovery, analysis and identification of human remains.
December. 13 – Dr. Priya Banerjee, Assistant Medical Examiner for the State of Rhode Island – Forensic Pathologist – Forensic Pathology is the study of the causation of suspicious, unexpected or unusual death.
Forensicweek.com is webcast every Thursday from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EST) with new and exciting guests each week.
To view The forensicweek.com Show LIVE or watch a past recorded show, just go to forensicweek.com.
ForensIQ Co-hosting New Webcast – “The forensicweek.com Show”
ForensIQ wishes to announce the November 29, 2012 premier of an all-new webcast show, “forensicweek.com,” hosted by Tom Mauriello. The show will be broadcast LIVE, every Thursday evening, 7:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. (EST), featuring worldwide guests from throughout the forensic sciences community—discussing “real” forensic topics, techniques, and criminal cases. The show is streamed LIVE on YouTube and the homepage of forensicweek.com. Each show is recorded and archived on the forensicweek.com website to be watched at your convenience. Read more…
Cable TV Documentary “Lizzie Borden Had An Ax” showing again!
For those of you who have not seen the TV documentary I did in 2004, “Lizzie Borden Had An Ax,” you have several more chances to do just that in the next few weeks. Discovery Channel’s new cable network, Destination America is showing it next Tuesday, July 24th at 10:00 PM and Friday, August 3rd at 9:00 PM. Click here to see highlights of the show.
“Lizzie Borden Had An Ax”
This TV documentary will be aired on June 5th at 9:00 P.M. on Discovery’s new channel, Destination America. Tom Mauriello and Tom Lang, LAPD Homicide Detective (Retired) reinvestigate the 120 year old double murder of Lizzie Borden’s father and step-mother. For a sneak preview of this show, go to the Video Gallery.
