Forensic Science

Bunch, Lonnie G IIIDeAngelo, Joseph JamesForensic ScienceGenetics and HeredityGordon-Reed, AnnetteHemings, SallyJefferson, ThomasMonticello (Thomas Jefferson's Home)Monticello AssnNational Museum of American HistoryResearchSmithsonian InstitutionThomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation

Two Centuries On, Smithsonian Connects Jefferson’s Hair to Hemings’s Children

A new book describes how cutting-edge genomics techniques yielded “extraordinary proof” that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings.

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Decisions and VerdictsDNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)False Arrests, Convictions and ImprisonmentsForensic ScienceNew York CityOffice of the Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New YorkSex CrimesStaten Island (NYC)Suits and Litigation (Civil)

He Was Wrongly Convicted of Attempted Rape. He’s Suing the DNA Analysts.

Alexis Rodriguez claims technicians at the New York City medical examiner’s office fabricated DNA evidence, leading to his wrongful conviction in 2014 for attempted rape.

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