It appears that ESU Detective Andrew McCormack is not the first officer to have trouble with the Surefire X300 weapon-mounted light. In October 2010, an unidentified Plano, TX sergeant negligently shot a suspected drug dealer as the officer attempted to turn on his Surefire X300, fatally wounding Michael Anthony Alcala, 25. According to this write-up Read More
Texas
Dear Governor Perry
Texas is set to execute Hank Skinner on Wednesday 24 March. He may be innocent, but Texas won’t test some DNA evidence that might exonerate him.
DNA frees another
The Innocence Project is a non-profit legal clinic dedicated to bringing up appeals on cases where DNA can exonerate a convict. Since 1989, they have freed or cleared 191 people of the charges they were convicted of. On January 17, they scored number 192. James Waller was the 12th person convicted in Dallas County, Texas Read More
Professor James Starrs digs up another one
In this CBS News story, Professor Starrs is called on to determine if a man was murdered three years ago, or if he really did have a heart attack. Sad story, but interesting to read more about Starrs.