- Fred Zain
Fred Zain (died 2002) was a forensic lab technician in
West Virginia andBexar County ,Texas ,USA .After it was found that Zain had falsified evidence reports there were questions regarding the convictions of more than 100 people. For example,
Glen Woodall had been convicted and sentenced to more than 200 years in prison based on blood evidence Zain processed. It was later determined that Woodall could not possibly have committed the crimes becauseDNA evidence cleared him.References
* [http://www.usnews.com/usnews/culture/articles/050425/25csi_4.htm U.S. News and World Report – The CSI Effect – On TV, it's all slam-dunk evidence and quick convictions. Now juries expect the same thing--and that's a big problem]
* [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60617FE39550C778EDDAA0894DD494D81 The New York Times, Friday, March 24, 1995, Section A, Page 18, Column 1, 258 words – Police Chemist Gains Partial Acquittal of Perjury]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9F0CE1D61438F931A25752C1A965958260 The New York Times, November 12, 1993 – Court Invalidates a Decade of Blood Test Results in Criminal Cases]
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