Roman Karas
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25/25
HW:
Crime case trial exhibits are often released online, such as the Delphi Murders, the Alex Murdaugh Trial, BTK Killer case, etc. The releases can prompt news, documentaries and other media.

Q: Can you think of examples?

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December 26, 2025 at 9:25 PM
“It’s true- all of it”, as Han says.

Some of the old stories are the best ones. Worth revisiting them occasionally to see if you spot anything new.

Hard to believe this one was 10 years ago! Another favorite “Christmas” movie, if only by timing and nostalgia.

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer (Official)
YouTube video by Star Wars
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December 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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More “evidence” that Die Hard is a Christmas movie.
Pulling for some Christmas miracles!
You Ask For A Miracle, I Give You The FBI - Die Hard
YouTube video by DoctorNotSure
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December 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
24/25 HW:
Innocence Project, Inc. is a nonprofit org that works to exonerate the wrongly convicted by DNA testing and other methods.

Q: The IP estimates ____ of all US prisoners are innocent.
A) 0.5-1%
B) 0.02-2%
C) 1-2%
D) 1-10%

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When Death Investigations Go Wrong
A growing body of data shows how outdated forensic methods and unreliable expert testimony distort justice.
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December 25, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Die Hard IS a Christmas movie, complete with miracles!

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Die Hard - It's Christmas Theo
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December 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
23/25 HW:
A 2009 National Academy of Sciences report states many forensic science tests are inadequately validated.
Q:Which techniques have been called into question?
A) bite mark analysis
B) hair comparison
C) DNA mixtures
D) EDTA in blood stains
E) All of the above

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This test was the beginning of the Chernobyl disaster.#chernobyl #series #shorts
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December 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Many thanks @ucs.org Union of Concerned Scientists for your supportive remarks today, means a lot

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How the Scientific Community Can Defend Itself — and Our Democracy
Science is not an apolitical enterprise sealed off from society; it is an independent one, and fiercely so.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
22/25 HW
In the landmark ‘93 Daubert case, Blackmun wrote "a known technique which has been able to attract only minimal support within the community' may properly be viewed with skepticism".

Q: Should we be skeptical of lab test that was only used once?

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December 23, 2025 at 3:36 AM
21/25
HW:
In 1992 a panel convened by the National Academy of Sciences released a report that defined misconduct in science as “fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism…”
Q: Would backdating research documents or SOPs be examples of scientific misconduct?
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December 22, 2025 at 4:33 AM
20/25
HW:
The WPEA was signed into law by President Obama on 11/27/2012. The law strengthens the protections for federal employees who disclose evidence of waste, fraud, or abuse.

Q: Can NDAs lawfully impede such disclosures?

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December 21, 2025 at 4:59 AM
19/25
HW:
The main purpose of FOIA is to ensure an informed citizenry and provide a check against corruption by holding the government accountable.

Q: The Supreme Court has emphasized FOIA applies to official information shedding light on an agency’s _______?).

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FOIA/PA Overviews, Exemptions, and Terms | Federal Bureau of Investigation
This page provides overviews and exemptions for the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act as well as a list of terms used by the FBI in its FOIA/PA program.
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December 20, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Banger from the 80’s that applies today…

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I'm sure you'll have some cosmic rationale
But here you are in the ninth
Two men out and three men on
Nowhere to look but inside
Where we all respond to
Pressure
Billy Joel - Pressure (from A Matter of Trust - The Bridge to Russia)
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December 20, 2025 at 3:02 AM
18/25
HW:
When standard operating procedures (SOPs) are not followed it introduces variability and error into experiments, compromises validity, undermining the reliability, leading to flawed conclusions.

Q: what examples can you think of?

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FDA Will Get You If You Are Not Following Your Own SOP's in Clinical Trials!
YouTube video by Dan Sfera
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December 19, 2025 at 3:46 AM
17/25
Homework:
Q: What is Cressy’s Triangle and can it also apply to scientific work? Are there examples?

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The Fraud Triangle
YouTube video by inevitable11.11
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December 18, 2025 at 11:53 AM
16/25
HW:
Discovery is the pre-trial process where the prosecution and defense exchange evidence/information planned to use at trial, aiming to ensure fairness,etc.
Q: What is the impact if the state does not turn over all materials to the defense?

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Annalise accused the prosecution and police of withholding evidence#foryou #shorts #series #drama
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December 17, 2025 at 3:21 AM
15/25
HW:
An internal standard (IS) in chemistry is a specific compound added to samples to help correct for loss of analytes during sample prep and testing.
Q: What is the impact if a procedure does not reliably recover the IS?

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Chemistry Experiment | Mr. Bean Official
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December 16, 2025 at 12:10 PM
14/25
HW:
Mass spectrometry is considered a “gold standard” technique to identify chemicals; reliable “ion ratios” are critical to conclusive identification.

Q: What if a lab never evaluates ion ratios (or the ratios fail?)

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The Cha Cha scene Real Genius #valkilmer #realgenius #moviestuff #moviequotes
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December 15, 2025 at 11:45 AM
13/25
Homework:

Q: In subsequently exonerated convictions, what percentage of cases were found to have invalid expert testimony at trial—that is, testimony with conclusions misstating empirical data or wholly unsupported by empirical data?

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What We Have Learned From the Cameron Todd Willingham Case, John Lentini cont. (5 of 10)
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December 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
12/25
Homework:
The Brady Rule requires prosecutors to turn over exculpatory evidence to the defense, even if not asked for, because withholding violates due process/fair trial.
Q: What type of case is most often Brady violated?

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What is the Brady rule?
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December 13, 2025 at 3:12 AM
11/25
Homework:
Q: What training requirements are in place for accredited labs? What is competency testing? What are the potential impacts when analysts use instruments they are not familiar with nor properly competency tested on?

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Napoleon Dynamite talks about skills
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December 12, 2025 at 2:40 AM
10/25
HW!:
A professional code of ethics is a framework of principles guiding conduct in a specific field, ensuring honesty, integrity, competence, and protecting public trust by setting standards.
Q: what is the impact when standards are not followed?

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December 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
9/25

Tonight’s homework:

In chemistry, solubility is the relative ability of a solute to dissolve into a solvent.

If an SOP requires dissolving a solute, and that substance is only soluble at pH 8 or higher, is pure deionized water an appropriate solvent to use?

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Understanding Solutions and Solubility: Chemistry Basics #facts #chemistrynotes #chemistry #fyp
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December 10, 2025 at 2:30 AM