Forensic History. Episode 16, Guilty until Proven Innocent.
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Elizabeth A. Murray
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2014.
For two decades, a forensic scientist with the Oklahoma City Police Department helped send thousands to prison before it was realized that she lied. In 2004, a mistake in one of the world's most sophisticated forensic labs led to the wrongful identification of an innocent U.S. citizen as a suspect in Madrid's terrorist train bombings. What happens when forensic science goes awry?