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Topic: forensic science

12th President Zachary Taylor (Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images)

The presidential murder mystery of 1850

Matthew Rozsa
Crime scene barrier tape (Getty Images/Tetra Images)

Many coroners have no medical background

Samantha Young - KFF Health News
James Madison | US Constitution (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

How James Madison became a detective

Matthew Rozsa
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Corruption in forensic science

Jessica S. Henry - The Conversation
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This Thursday, April 2, 2015 photo shows an evidence bag from a sexual assault case in the biology lab at the Houston Forensic Science Center in Houston. Legislators in more than 20 states are considering _ and in some cases, passing _ laws that include auditing all kits and deadlines for submitting and processing DNA evidence. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan) (AP)

Putting a dent in the rape kit backlog

Jenny Morber - Undark
Crime labs are being set back by Jeff Session's order to shut down The National Commission on Forensic Science (<a href='http://www.istockphoto.com/portfolio/takahashi_kei'>takahashi_kei</a> via <a href='http://www.istockphoto.com/'>iStock</a>)

Ryan Gabrielson - ProPublica
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When the evidence lies

Daniel Denvir

Janet Upadhye
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