Topic: Criminal Justice

It's Way Too Easy to Become an Expert Witness in Forensics

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This is how I -- a journalism graduate student with no background in forensics -- became certified as a "Forensic Consultant" by one of the field's largest professional groups.

By Seth Abramovitch

Jan 28, 2012

Montgomery County States Attorney John McCarthy, right, addresses the media following the verdictas Jayna Murray’s parents and brother look on

Brittany Norwood, the 'Lululemon Killer,' Gets Life with No Parole

Brittany Norwood has been sentenced to life without parole for the brutal 2011 murder of a Lululemon co-worker who caught her stealing a pair of yoga pants.

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