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Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Dr. Linzi Wilson-Wilde: Queensland: Australia: (Former Forensic Science Queensland (FSQ) Director): Bulletin; Dr. Wilson-Wild resigned a month after she was suspended by the state government following "contamination issues" being identified. 'Contamination Issues? What issues? Why 'suspended'? Why 'resigned'? No answers here. Which makes me really curious! Why the secrecy if everything is peachy clean?' Hmm! HL; (State Political Reporter Jack McKay and Kate McKenna, published by ABC News Brisbane.)

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Monday, July 28, 2025

Gene Leroy Hart: Oklahoma: Subject of 'The Usual Suspect,' by Gary Pitchlynn, about the prosecution of his client Gene Leroy Hart, described as a Cherokee man accused in the 1977 Girl Scouts murders case - The Case That Shattered Trust in Oklahoma’s Justice System: What unfolded was a trial riddled with misconduct: planted evidence, perjured testimonies, and a rush to judgment fueled by racial bias. Hart was acquitted, but the damage to public trust was profound."…By Deon Osborne: Managing Editor: The Black Walls Street Times: ..."BWST: Your book highlights failures in the state’s case — missing evidence, misconduct, and tunnel vision. What’s one moment from the trial that still sticks with you?……….Gary Pitchlynn: During the preliminary hearing, one officer testified about the search of the house where Gene was captured. His story didn’t sit right with me. We got permission to search the house ourselves — and found nothing. Weeks later, law enforcement “found” a corn cob pipe, a mirror, and cutouts of young girls. They tried to introduce it at trial. But we knew — because we had already searched — that they planted that evidence. So, we knew at that point they were planting evidence and they were lying from the witness stand."

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Sunday, July 27, 2025

Roberto Almodovar: William Negron: Chicago: Illinois; A Disgraced Detective Reynaldo Guevara case. (If you have been following this Blog, you know what that means! HL) Reporter Todd Feurer notes that: "Almodovar and Negron accused former detective Reynaldo Guevara of falsely identifying them as the shooters, and pressuring Grande and Saez to pick them out of a lineup. Grande and Saez said Guevara showed them photos of Almodovar and Negron before the lineup, and claimed they were the gunmen. According to Almodovar's lawsuit, no physical evidence linked him to the crime, and police knowingly ignored his alibi that he was at work and school at the time of the shooting, which was verified by at least seven witnesses."

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Two Blogs Now: The Charles Smith Blog; The Selfless Warriors Blog: I created the Charles Smith Blog in 2007 after I retired from The Toronto Star to permit me to keep digging into the story of the flawed pathologist and the harm he had done to so many innocent parents and caregivers, and to Ontario’s criminal justice system. Since then it has taken new directions, including examinations of other flawed pathologists, flawed pathology, and flawed science and technology which has marred the quality of justice in courtrooms around the world. On International Wrongful Conviction Day in 2024, I was thrilled to have the Blog recognized by Innocence Canada, when I was presented with the, "Rubin Hurricane Carter Champion of Justice Award." The heart of the Blog is my approach to following cases which raise issues in all of these areas - especially those involving the death penalty. I have dedicated 'The Selfless Warrior Blog’ (soon to appear) to those exceptional individuals who have been ripped out of their ordinary lives by their inability to stand by in the face of a glaring miscarriage of justice. They are my ’Selfless Warriors.’ Enjoy!
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