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Arson cases fueling innocence debates

The Texas Observer last week took on a topic discussed frequently on this blog - arson investigations based on debunked forensics. Examining a 2004 case, Dave Mann writes:Florida-based John Lentini, one of the best-known fire investigators in the nation, agrees. ?What we had was a bunch of guys who claim to be expert fire investigators telling a jury that they can see multiple origins,? Lentini says. ?Quite frankly, I couldn?t see that.? The investigation of the Lone Star Guns fire was typical, he says. ?It?s an appealing notion that you can calculate multiple points of origin. This school of thought hasn?t been validated, and it leads to false convictions.?In that case:Two of the leading arson experts in the country believe the fire at Lone Star Guns was accidental...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on April 07, 2009 (boomark / email).