The astonishing bungling and tampering of evidence here spotlight even bigger problems with typical capital cases.
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These errors infected every aspect of Escobar’s case. The analyst who tested his shoes and shirt was involved in at leastcross-contamination incidents that affected more than 30 cases; she routinely forgot to wear gloves during testing. The analyst who swabbed the victim’s doorknob lock and studied blood at the crime scene had a similar record of contamination, as well as a history of using unscientific methods to interpret results.
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