Setback in Independent Review of Forensics

In 2009, I bought a copy of a report by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) called “Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward.” The report–actually it’s a 328-page hardbound book–was the result of a...

Aaron Hernandez Not Guilty of Double Murder

On day 6 of deliberations, the Boston, MA jury that began hearing evidence in Aaron Hernandez’s double murder trial six weeks ago, acquitted him of murder and all other charges except one: the unlawful possession of a gun. Clearly, jurors did not believe the...