Roman Zadarov: Israel: Bulletin: Significant Development: The prosecution will revisit findings from the scene from Nofei Golan school in Katzrin, using up-to-date DNA testing and technology, "in an attempt to locate evidence that affiliates Zadorov, who was thrice convicted of murder based on circumstantial evidence, with the act," The Jerusalem Post (Reporter Matan Vasserman/Maariv) reports..."Among the findings that will undergo retesting: blood stains from the scene, the bloody tissues that were found in the trashcan in the bathroom stall where the murder took place, hairs that were found at the site, Tair's jeans and the bloodstains that were found on the toilet in the stall."

PASSAGE OF THE DAY: "Rada was found stabbed to death in a bathroom at the Nofei Golan school in Katzrin in 2006. Zadorov, the school custodian, was arrested less than a week later and found guilty of the 13-year-old’s murder in September 2010."

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STORY: "Findings from the murder scene of Tair Rada to be re-examined pending trial," by Reporter Matan Vasserman/Maariv, published by The Jerusalem Post on August 15, 2021.

SUB-HEADING: "The prosecution will revisit findings from the scene  from Nofei Golan school in Katzrin, using up-to-date DNA testing and technology:

GIST: "The prosecution will re-examine the findings from the day Tair Rada was murdered in 2006, claims a letter by the prosecution to the court in preparation for the third trial for Roman Zadorov, accused of murdering 13-year-old Rada 15 years ago.

In a letter sent late last week to the court and to the lawyer of Roman Zadorov, Yoram Halevi, the prosecution wrote that they will rerun DNA tests on the findings located at the scene of the murder in the bathroom stall back in 2006.

The prosecution will revisit the findings from the scene from Nofei Golan school in Katzrin, using up-to-date DNA testing and technology, in an attempt to locate evidence that affiliates Zadorov, who was thrice convicted of murder based on circumstantial evidence, with the act.

Among the findings that will undergo retesting: blood stains from the scene, the bloody tissues that were found in the trashcan in the bathroom stall where the murder took place, hairs that were found at the site, Tair's jeans and the bloodstains that were found on the toilet in the stall.

Rada was found stabbed to death in a bathroom at the Nofei Golan school in Katzrin in 2006. Zadorov, the school custodian, was arrested less than a week later and found guilty of the 13-year-old’s murder in September 2010.

A month ago, the prosecution updated Nazareth District Court that State Attorney Amit Aisman intends to retrial Roman Zadorov.

Following the decision of Supreme Court deputy chief justice Hanan Melcer, who accepted the request to hold another trial on Zadorov's case, the state attorney assembled a team of experienced lawyers from different districts, who have thus far not been involved in any part of Zadorov's trial.

In a dramatic decision, the Nazareth District Court ruled to free convicted murderer Roman Zadorov to house arrest pending his retrial."

The entire story can be read at:

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/finding-from-the-murder-scene-of-tair-rada-to-be-re-examined-pending-trial-676729

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: I am monitoring this case/issue. 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;

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FINAL WORD:  (Applicable to all of our wrongful conviction cases):  "Whenever there is a wrongful conviction, it exposes errors in our criminal legal system, and we hope that this case — and lessons from it — can prevent future injustices."

Lawyer Radha Natarajan:

Executive Director: New England Innocence Project;

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FINAL, FINAL WORD: "Since its inception, the Innocence Project has pushed the criminal legal system to confront and correct the laws and policies that cause and contribute to wrongful convictions.   They never shied away from the hard cases — the ones involving eyewitness identifications, confessions, and bite marks. Instead, in the course of presenting scientific evidence of innocence, they’ve exposed the unreliability of evidence that was, for centuries, deemed untouchable." So true!

Christina Swarns: Executive Director: The Innocence Project;