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Blood Will Tell

Investigating a Forensic Science

Bloodstain-pattern analysis, and the experts who specialize in it, have helped prosecutors secure convictions across the country. But how much science is really behind the interpretation of blood spatters?

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Blood Will Tell

Texas Commission Says Blood Spatter Testimony in Murder Case “Not Accurate or Scientifically Supported”

The findings will make it harder to deny a new trial to Joe Bryan, a high school principal convicted of murdering his wife.