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Blood-Spatter Expert in Joe Bryan Case Says "My Conclusions Were Wrong"
David Fahrenthold Retweeted:Today, in a courtroom in Comanche, TX, I watched the state's 33-year-long case against Joe Bryan--which I chronicled for @ProPublica + @NYTmag--fall apart. A key witness admitted he was wrong. Damning forensic evidence turned out to not exist. My latest:
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Blood-Spatter Expert in Joe Bryan Case Says “My Conclusions Were Wrong”
The expert whose testimony was key to Bryan’s conviction for his wife’s 1985 murder says he now believes that some of his techniques were incorrect. His admission comes as a judge considers whether Bryan, whose case was the subject of a ProPublica and New York Times Magazine investigation, should get a new trial.
by Pamela Colloff Sept. 17, 7:49 p.m. EDT
The expert whose testimony was key to Bryan’s conviction for his wife’s 1985 murder says he now believes that some of his techniques were incorrect. His admission comes as a judge considers whether Bryan, whose case was the subject of a ProPublica and New York Times Magazine investigation, should get a new trial.
by Pamela Colloff Sept. 17, 7:49 p.m. EDT