CIFS Featured in Fox 6 News Investigative Report

CIFS and the CIFS Symposium, held on June 21, 2019, at Northwestern University, were featured in a Fox 6 investigative report about forensic science and wrongful convictions. Bryan Polcyn of Fox 6 reported on the need for reform in forensic sciences through the lens of Robert Stinson’s case. Mr. Stinson was wrongfully convicted based on a false bite mark match; this story discusses how the use of bite mark matching and other forensic disciplines can lead to the same tragic result and what we’re doing about it. Check it out!