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Posted 10-10-2010

Expert Witnesses Testify At Homicide Trial
Testimony from a string of expert witnesses took center stage Friday on the third day of Clay Dunbar's deliberate homicide trial.  Great Falls Tribune.com | Read more:
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20101009/NEWS01/10090303/Expert-witnesses-testify-at-homicide-trial
 

Inmate; Desormeaux confessed to Bourque Murder
An inmate who once bunked near Joseph Jimmy Desormeaux claims the Port Arthur man confessed to the murder of Summer Bourque.
The Port Aurthur News | Read more:
http://panews.com/homepage/x231066100/Inmate-Desormeaux-confessed-to-Bourque-murder

Homicide Convictions Questionable - SBI Under Scrutiny
The unit within the State Bureau of Investigation responsible for bloodstain pattern analysis in criminal cases is under serious scrutiny after an audit conducted by two retired FBI supervisors.  By Sparrow Law Firm | Read more:
http://www.criminallawblognorthcarolina.com/2010/09/homicide-convictions-questionable---sbi-under-scrutiny.shtml

SBI Bloodstain Analysis Team Had No Guidelines for 21 Years
For 21 years, a key group of State Bureau of Investigation agents tasked with interpreting bloodstain patterns at crime scenes operated on their own, without leadership or written policies.  News Observer.com | Read more:
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/09/09/671509/sbi-bloodstain-analysis-teamwent.html#ixzz120ut8HNi

Officer: Blood found in home not Gloria Marmolejo's
On the third day of the David Marmolejo murder trial El Paso Police officer Ben Mitchell continued his testimony.  The El Paso Times.com | Read more:
http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_16268391

Colorado Begins Collecting DNA From Arrestees
Colorado will begin collecting DNA from those arrested for felonies beginning Thursday under a law that is expected to be challenged by the American Civil Liberties Union.  cbs4denver.com | Read more:  http://cbs4denver.com/news/dna.arrested.colorado.2.1939724.html

Graphic Details of Bodies Found at Lester Street
Day two of testimony in the mass murder trial of Jesse Dotson was especially gruesome. Jurors saw disturbing pictures today of the crime scene where six people were murdered two years ago.  My FOX Memphis.com | Read more:
http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/dpp/news/tennessee/092810-graphic-details-of-bodies-found-at-lester-street

Prosecutor's book deal spurs effort to oust him from David Camm's third trial
As David Camm awaits his third trial in the murders of his wife and two children a decade ago, the prosecutor who won the most recent guilty verdict but lost on appeal is fighting to stay on the case.  My FOX Memphis.com | Read more:
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20100926/NEWS02/309270015/Prosecutor+s+book+deal+spurs+ effort+to+oust+him+from+David+Camm+s+third+trial