Fred Zain
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Fred Zain (died 2002) was a forensic lab technician in West Virginia and Bexar County, Texas, USA.
After it was found that Zain had falsified evidence reports there were questions regarding the convictions of more than 100 people. For example, Glen Woodall had been convicted and sentenced to more than 200 years in prison based on blood evidence Zain processed. It was later determined that Woodall could not possibly have committed the crimes because DNA evidence cleared him.
References
- U.S. News and World Report – The CSI Effect – On TV, it's all slam-dunk evidence and quick convictions. Now juries expect the same thing--and that's a big problem
- The New York Times, Friday, March 24, 1995, Section A, Page 18, Column 1, 258 words – Police Chemist Gains Partial Acquittal of Perjury
- The New York Times, November 12, 1993 – Court Invalidates a Decade of Blood Test Results in Criminal Cases
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