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The Arson Research Project. It's not about Arson…it's about Innocence. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Newer posts →. A California Witch Hunt Continues. May 7, 2013. In an outrageous and shameful decision, the Stanislaus County, California, District Attorney Birgit Fladager announced yesterday that her office intends to re-try George Souliotes on charges of arson and murder. An article from today’s Modesto Bee can be found here. Fast forward more than 16 years to last month’s opinion ...
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Darr; Skip to Main Content. NFPA 921, Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigation. NFPA 1033, Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigator. NAS Report, Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States, A Path Forward. Convicting the Innocent: Where Criminal Prosecutions Go Wrong. Hewitt, Terry-Dawn and McKenna, Wayne J.,. A Perfect Storm Brewing for Fire Investigators in Court. March 3, 2014). Available at SSRN: http:/ ssrn.com/abstract=2381519. Arson and the Science of Fire. Arson Re...
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Darr; Skip to Main Content. Fire Investigation and Cognitive Bias. Wiley Encyclopedia of Forensic Science – December 2014. Anatomy of a Wrongful Arson Conviction: Sentinel Event Analysis in Fire Investigation. Reliability and Validity in Fire Scene Examination. West Virginia University, Forensic Science Initiative – July 2013. The Champion – National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers – July 2013. Forensic Fire Scene Examination What it Tells Us, and What it Doesn’t. The Crime Report – May 2012.
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March | 2013 | The Arson Research Project
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The Arson Research Project. It's not about Arson…it's about Innocence. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Monthly Archives: March 2013. As Ed Graf’s Hopes Build, George Souliotes’ Languish. March 27, 2013. After spending 25-years in Texas prisons for a conviction based on classic “junk arson science”, today the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has ruled that Ed Graf deserves a new trial. Here’s a brief article from today’s Waco Tribune. The other case studies were those of Todd Willingham.
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December | 2013 | The Arson Research Project
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The Arson Research Project. It's not about Arson…it's about Innocence. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Monthly Archives: December 2013. Crimes That Were Never Crimes at All. December 22, 2013. The mis-identification of an accidental fire as arson isn’t the only way an innocent person can be accused and convicted of a crime that never occurred. From Vermont’s Independent Voice, the story of The San Antonio Four. December 9, 2013. From October, 2013. Crimes That Were Never Crimes at All.
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Darr; Skip to Main Content. Another Arson Conviction Based on Faulty Forensics Goes Up In Smoke. November 14, 2014. Andrew Babick, convicted and sentenced to life without parole for a 1995 arson and double murder based on unconfirmed accelerant detection canine alerts and suspicious burn patterns, was given a re-trial. November 7, 2014 Battle Creek Enquirer article here. Babick Opinion Granting Retrial. Botched Phoenix Arson Investigations Lead to a Civil Rights Law Suit. November 13, 2014. In a surprisi...
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December | 2012 | The Arson Research Project
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The Arson Research Project. It's not about Arson…it's about Innocence. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Monthly Archives: December 2012. Not Satisfied With One Wrongful Conviction, Indiana Prosecutors Seek a Second:. December 19, 2012. Research by The Arson Research Project, discrediting the type of burn pattern analysis relied upon by prosecutors at the original trial, can be downloaded here. Crimes That Were Never Crimes at All. International Network of Innocent Arson Defendants.
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November | 2012 | The Arson Research Project
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The Arson Research Project. It's not about Arson…it's about Innocence. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Monthly Archives: November 2012. Unconfirmed K-9 Hit for Accelerant is Held to be Reliable Evidence:. November 16, 2012. NFPA 921, Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigation. For ignitable liquid (see NFPA 921 sec. 16.5.4.7 through 16.5.4.7.6, at 150-151). Yet, unconfirmed dog alerts have been admitted as evidence in criminal proceedings (See Fones v. State. On cross-examination, Wlo...
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May | 2013 | The Arson Research Project
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The Arson Research Project. It's not about Arson…it's about Innocence. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Monthly Archives: May 2013. Texas Forensic Science Commission. May 29, 2013. Texas is moving forward with expanding the authority of the Texas Forensic Science Commission. Here is a Texas Tribune article. Describing the legislative effort to increase the scope and the budget of this essential commission. The Witch Hunt Moves to Texas. May 19, 2013. ABC News article here. May 7, 2013.
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