Ch. 7 - Too Little Too Late - Admissible: Shreds of Evidence

Ch. 7 - Too Little Too Late

Admissible: Shreds of Evidence

13 wrongful convictions all tied to one forensic analyst. The analyst – Mary Jane Burton – was hailed as a hero for saving the DNA evidence that led t…

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The discovery of Mary Jane Burton’s clippings sparks a review of thousands of case files. This massive effort to find wrongly convicted people is unprecedented. Yet the slow effort by the lab raises questions. Were they afraid of what they’d find?

More information on Virginia’s Post-Conviction DNA Testing and Notification Project: http://vscc.virginia.gov/2020/Virginia%20Post-Conviction%20DNA.pdf

More information on the case of Bennett Barbour:

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2012/03/bennett-barbour-exonerated-of-rape-in-virginia-how-the-state-is-botching-the-dna-retesting-and-notification-of-old-cases.html

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Admissible: Shreds of Evidence
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Admissible: Shreds of Evidence

13 wrongful convictions all tied to one forensic analyst. The analyst – Mary Jane Burton – was haile…