FBI hair analysis may have falsely convicted thousands, including some on death row
The FBI will examine hair sample evidence from more than 2,000 cases dating as far back as 1985. McClatchy reports that under the initiative the bureau will investigate cases in which hair samples helped secure convictions, including some that led to the death penalty. The US Department of Justice will waive its normal deadlines for appeal in order to give "wrongly convicted people a fair chance of review."
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