Chapter
The Problem with Bloodstain Forensics
23:35 - 29:02 (05:27)
The use of bloodstain forensics in criminal cases has come into question, as dry cleaners claim that their ordinary cleaning methods aren't enough to remove the evidence and some experts believe the evidence can be overblown to convince juries of guilt.
Clips
A 90-minute slideshow of photos during a trial was deemed a tactic to prejudice the jury, leading to the appeal process for a new trial based on what the defense could prove.
23:35 - 25:16 (01:41)
Summary
A 90-minute slideshow of photos during a trial was deemed a tactic to prejudice the jury, leading to the appeal process for a new trial based on what the defense could prove.
ChapterThe Problem with Bloodstain Forensics
EpisodeMURDERED: The Eastburn Family
PodcastCrime Junkie
Defense attorneys attack the credibility of eyewitnesses, focusing on the criminal or alcoholic pasts of witnesses, or by making insinuations that suggestive questioning influenced their statements.
25:16 - 26:36 (01:20)
Summary
Defense attorneys attack the credibility of eyewitnesses, focusing on the criminal or alcoholic pasts of witnesses, or by making insinuations that suggestive questioning influenced their statements.
ChapterThe Problem with Bloodstain Forensics
EpisodeMURDERED: The Eastburn Family
PodcastCrime Junkie
In the new trial, evidence against Scott Peterson's involvement in his wife's murder is being refuted, including the suggestion that he was wearing a members only jacket with blood on it, and questioning the validity of the luminal test used to identify blood stains.
26:36 - 27:50 (01:13)
Summary
In the new trial, evidence against Scott Peterson's involvement in his wife's murder is being refuted, including the suggestion that he was wearing a members only jacket with blood on it, and questioning the validity of the luminal test used to identify blood stains.
ChapterThe Problem with Bloodstain Forensics
EpisodeMURDERED: The Eastburn Family
PodcastCrime Junkie
In this podcast episode, the host discusses how the defense team presented evidence in a murder trial that raised reasonable doubt, including the lack of evidence linking the charred remains found to the defendant and the discovery of footprints and hair that did not match the defendant's.
27:50 - 29:02 (01:12)
Summary
In this podcast episode, the host discusses how the defense team presented evidence in a murder trial that raised reasonable doubt, including the lack of evidence linking the charred remains found to the defendant and the discovery of footprints and hair that did not match the defendant's.