BenLaGuer.com

LINKS

Home
Tragedy Times Two (Valley Advocate 4/5/07)
What's At Stake in Commonwealth v. LaGuer
The Anatomy of a Political Hit
Errors in the Ben LaGuer DNA Analysis
VIDEO
Filings & Rulings Since February 11, 2004
DNA Reports & Chain of Custody Documents
DNA Experts Statements
John Silber's Statement to the Parole Board (6/12/03)
Testimonials
TIMELINE (1978 - 2004)
Sen. Dianne Wilkerson Demands Accountability
Sen. Barrios Writes to State Police
Arroyo/Turner Letter to Judge Hillman
Six State Representatives Ask State Police Three Questions (6/13/03)
Rep. Ellen Story Follows Up & Gwen Pino Responds
Rep. Ellen Story Offers an Agenda
Recent Coverage
Magazine & News Articles 1984 - 1996
Television News 1989 - 2003
Associated Press (coverage)
Boston Globe (coverage)
Telegram & Gazette (coverage)
Sentinel & Enterprise (coverage)
Boston Herald (coverage)
Springfield Republican (coverage)
Judge Timothy Hillman's orders to preserve documents
Northeastern University Collects LaGuer Papers
Quarantined Behind Stone and Steel
May 2004 - January 2007 Calendar Showing Major Events
FOIA Campaign
LINKS
PHOTOS & AUDIO (Oral Arguments Nov. 2005)
ADA Sandra Hautenan Misstates the Factual Record
PHOTOS (Parole Hearing June 2003)
Visitor Survey
click for link
John_J_Conte.jpg
John J. Conte

 
 
 
 

 

___________________________________________________

 

 

Notice_of_Appearance_cropped.jpg
click to enlarge

 
 
 
(James C. Rehnquist Notice of Appearance)
 
 
 
 
 

___________________________________________________

District Attorney

Goodwin Procter

worcester_superior_court.jpg
Courthouse, 2 Main Street Worcester, MA 01608

James C. Rehnquist

Worcester Superior Court

City of Leominster

Massachusetts Department of Corrections

Massachusetts State Police Crime Lab

buildingaerial2.jpg
Crime Lab, 56 Horse Pond Road Sudbury, MA 01776

Edward T. Blake

Rep. Kay Khan

Rep. Ellen Story (D-Amherst)

ellen_story.jpg
Ellen Story

Rep. Benjamin Swan

Rep. Byron Rushing

Rep. Anne M. Paulsen

State Senator Patricia D. Jehlen

John Silber (President Emeritus, Boston University)

John Silber (Philosophy Department)

silber.jpg
John Silber

Silber's statement to the parole board

Coverage in the:
 

Leslie Epstein (BU faculty page)

Dr. Bruce Jackson (BU School of Medicine)

Dr. Lawrence Kobilinsky (John Jay College of Criminal Justice)

kobilinsky_in_lab.jpg
Lawrence Kobilinsky

DNA:Forensic and Legal Applications (Dr. Lawrence Kobilinsky's new Book)

Dr. Tony Frudakis, a director of DNAPrint genomics

Prof. William C. Thompson (U.C. Irvine)

 
Below are a Sampling of Articles Questioning the Infallibility of Forensic DNA Results.

W_Thompson.jpg
William C. Thompson

"Errors Happen": from Thompson, W.C., Taroni, F., Aitken, C.G., "How the Probability of a False Positive Affects the Value of DNA Evidence", Journal of Forensic Sciences, Vol. 48, No. 1, Jan. '03

Scientific Testimony: An Online Journal (William C. Thompson, editor)

pdficon.jpg

William C. Thompson's review of Texas v. Josiah Sutton [PDF]

DNA ON TRIAL: The test is irrefutable, so why doesn't it always work? - By Peter J. Boyer, January 17, 2000

You Think DNA Evidence Is Foolproof? Try Again - By Adam Liptak, March 16, 2003

Inside the DNA Labs - By Timothy W. Maier, May 26, 2003

Breaking the Rules: Who suffers when a prosecutor is cited for misconduct? - By Steve Weinberg