#154 Wrongful Conviction: Junk Science - Footwear Comparison Evidence

Wrongful Conviction

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True Crime

4.4 • 5.8K Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2020

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Josh Dubin speaks with Bill Osinski, journalist and author of “Guilty By Popular Demand.”

Even when done correctly, impression analysis of evidence, like shoe prints and tire tracks, is purely subjective. Many experts recognize its limitations. But one so-called “expert” in particular pushed the limits of this forensic discipline to produce horrific outcomes.

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