Two weeks ago,
disgraced Mississippi bite mark specialist Dr. Michael West
defended his reputation and methodology in an interview with the
Associated Press. Today, Reason Senior Editor Radley Balko
reveals a video that conclusively shows West to be a fraud. The
2001 video features West confidently matching the bite marks in a
photograph to a dental mold sent to him from a private
investigator.
The problem? The whole thing was a sting set-up by a defense attorney. The photo and dental mold could not possibly have been a match.
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