FSN: Forensic Science News » Forensic http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes and Opinion by a Real Forensic Scientist Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:20:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Prosecutors Move To Seize Control of Crime Lab http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/prosecutors-move-to-seize-control-of-crime-lab/ http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/prosecutors-move-to-seize-control-of-crime-lab/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:32:16 +0000 Forensics Guy http://www.forensicsguy.com/benchnotes/?p=239 The Orange County Prosecutor’s Office move to wrest control of the crime lab away from the sheriff’s department. While outsiders sometimes point out that having a crime lab under the control of a police agency can lead to lab staff being pressured to bias their opinions, or perhaps even those analysts who

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Forensic points of interest this episode:

Rat blood detected on the oven mitt.

A zip-gun made from a ballpoint pen.

One of the clues the team discovers is

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***Warning, Spoiler in Last Paragraph ***

I went out and watched The Dark Knight this weekend. Good movie. I’m not sure it’s as good as all the buzz surrounding it, but worth the ticket price.

Let me explain a little about my past experiences with Batman. I grew up watching the Adam

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