STORY: "Some defendant's unaware of FBI's flawed forensics," interview conducted by reporter Audie Cornish, published on NPR's "All things considered," on April 17, 2012.
GIST: CORNISH: "You've done considerable legwork on some specific cases here. In your reporting, you talk about one man in Texas who was executed after the taskforce began its review of his case. Do you have any idea how many people are still in prison because of questionable forensic work. HSU: We do not. The best way we can answer that right now is that from a period from, you know, say the '70s until the mid-'90s, FBI rules lacked written protocols and that the FBI itself determined when it introduced DNA, was wrong 11 percent of the time. It's that universe of cases that leads us to our conclusion that hundreds of people might be sitting in prison and parole nationwide based on flawed science. And we found documentation and confirmed by interviews with lawyers that indicate that fewer than half of the defendants have been notified."
THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW CAN BE FOUND AT:http://www.npr.org/2012/04/17/150827347/defendants-unaware-of-fbis-flawed-forensics
PUBLISHER'S NOTE:
I am monitoring reaction to the Washington Post exposée. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments.
The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:
http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith
Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:
http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html
Please send any comments or information on other cases and issues of interest to the readers of this blog to: hlevy15@gmail.com
Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog.
