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Bite Mark Justice: A 30-Year Case Revisited | Birmingham News
After nearly 30 years behind bars, a Louisiana man’s conviction was overturned — a landmark ruling that calls out bite mark evidence as scientifically unreliable, echoing past injustices like witch trials. As states like Florida, Virginia, and Texas free inmates convicted on similar flawed forensic grounds, Alabama lags behind. Charles McCrory, sentenced in 1985 for his wife’s murder based on a now-discredited bite mark analysis, remains locked up while his legal team fights a stalled federal lawsuit. With no hearings scheduled for over two years, McCrory’s case highlights the urgent need for…
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