Naked Thief on the Loose in Southeast Georgia
Metter police are looking for a naked man who has burgled several houses in the area in recent weeks. That’s something you don’t see every day. “He’s found things that allowed him access to the house. He’s looking for windows, looking for keys, looking for open doors,” Police Chief Robert Shore remarked. “It’s hard to […]
The Athens Murders: Thirty-Five Years Later
Clinton Bankston Jr. turned 17 on May 12, 1988. That was also the day he received five consecutive life sentences. Regardless of your perspective on this case, that’s a terrible birthday present. In April 1987, police found the bodies of UGA professors Glenn and Rachel Sutton, who had been stabbed multiple times, wrapped in carpet. […]
Solid, Discredited, and Questionable Scientific (Forensic) Evidence in Criminal Cases
The landmark 1993 Supreme Court decision Daubert vs. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals was technically a civil case that pertained to expert witnesses. However, this case also has broad implications for criminal cases. This ruling makes a judge the gatekeeper regarding scientific evidence. Basically, the judge, and the judge alone, decides if scientific evidence is reliable enough […]
