Report: Nine State Convictions Tainted By Faulty FBI Analysis

A report has been released stating that nine convictions in Wisconsin are identified as being tainted by faulty F-B-I analyses of microscopic hair and fibers. The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism at U-W Madison says the F-B-I is conducting a review of cases before 2000. The center used numerous public records to identify seven of them. At least two other cases had hair evidence that D-N-A tests later proved to be incorrect. They involve four federal cases plus state convictions in La Crosse, Sauk, Dane, Waukesha, and Milwaukee counties. The investigative journalism center says some states are conducting their own reviews of questionable cases, but Wisconsin is not. The Justice Department says it will handle “critical” cases when they’re brought to the agency’s attention.