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: Misuse of DNA evidence
Misuse of DNA evidence
2013-06-06 22:07:23.818486+02 by
Dan Lyke
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Slate: Doubt and the Double Helix: If police find a DNA match, that doesnt mean they have the right suspect.
Read all the way to the end to see how the use of DNA evidence alone was used to convince an innocent man.
This is why building big databases of citizens is scary and dangerous.
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