The FBI admitted its forensic hair analysts gave flawed testimony in 95% of cases over two decades — at least 14 defendants were executed — documented evidence
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A 2015 FBI/DOJ review found that 26 of 28 FBI hair analysts gave flawed testimony in 95% of 268 trials examined from 1972 to 1999. The analysts overstated the significance of microscopic hair analysis to favor prosecutors. Of the 268 defendants, 32 were sentenced to death and 14 had already been executed. The FBI had known since at least 1997 that hair analysis was unreliable but continued defending convictions. The review covered only a fraction of the estimated 3,000+ cases affected.

The FBI admitted its forensic hair analysts gave flawed testimony in 95% of cases over two decades — at least 14 defendants were executed

LEGAL·April 18, 2015·By FBI / DOJ Inspector General·4.6K upvotes·134 comments
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These are not mistakes. For over two decades, FBI agents systematically provided scientifically invalid testimony that helped convict potentially innocent people. Fourteen were executed.
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