To order presentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distribution to colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire about permissions/licensing, please go to: www.TorontoStarReprints.com News Investigations Bite-mark analysis has been shown to be flawed science. Like hair microscopy and bullet lead analysis before it, bite-mark analysis is coming under intense scrutiny at a time when forensic science in general is facing a reckoning. A recent study found that bite-mark analysis was admitted in at least 14 Canadian cases involving serious crimes or child guardianship disputes. A recent study found that bite-mark analysis was admitted in at least 14 Canadian cases involving serious crimes or child guardianship disputes. It’s not clear if what happened in the Kines case and its implications for bite-mark evidence was noticed by any other court.

Source: thestar March 21, 2019 12:56 UTC