People in prison with innocence claims now face the possibility of death as COVID-19 spreads behind bars & appeals grind to a halt. In the wake of Joe Bryan& #39;s release, I wanted to highlight 3 incarcerated people whose convictions also hinged on faulty blood spatter analysis. 1/

The case against Warren Horinek was so weak that the D.A. refused to pursue it. The victim’s family brought it to a grand jury, then used a quirk in TX law to have private attorneys prosecute. The evidence? Dubious testimony from a blood spatter analyst 2/ https://www.texasobserver.org/a-bloody-injustice/">https://www.texasobserver.org/a-bloody-...

The evidence against Norma Jean Clark was so flimsy that prosecutors didn’t even bring charges against her until 26 years after the fact, despite a lack of DNA and no motive. The evidence? Dubious testimony from a blood spatter analyst. 3/ https://www.netflix.com/title/80245117?tctx=0%2C1%2C8143c06a-957b-4205-923e-20dfe702c436-81028769%2C%2C&trackId=14277283">https://www.netflix.com/title/802...

Darlie Routier remains on death row despite many questions about her conviction. Physical evidence in her house seemed to point to an outside assailant. The evidence against her? Character assassination + dubious testimony from a blood spatter analyst. 4/ https://abc.com/shows/2020/episode-guide/2019-05/10-051019-last-defense">https://abc.com/shows/202...

These are just three cases here in Texas. Many more people sit behind bars because of faulty bloodstain pattern analysis. BPA is still widely used in the criminal justice system, despite serious concerns about its reliability. https://features.propublica.org/blood-spatter-analysis/herbert-macdonell-forensic-evidence-judges-and-courts/">https://features.propublica.org/blood-spa...