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Can fiber and hair analysis really solve crime?

September 29, 2022 Marian Farah

Among the list of “scientific” techniques often put forward as reliable in solving a crime is fiber and hair analysis. According to scientists and experts, however, this process is not one that can conclusively point to a crime's perpetrator, and its use has resulted in previous wrongful convictions.

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In forensic science Tags forensics, forensic science, investigation
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