Monthly Archives: October 2020

Robert Farquharson – but did he want to die?

Posted on October 22, 2020 by andrew

Robert Farquharson was convicted of killing his three little boys by driving them into the dam and letting them drown inside the car. Farquharson insists he blacked out, it was a terrible accident. The prosecution insisted it was deliberate. But, … Continue reading →

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Road to Damnation – Excerpt 3 (final) ‘scientific expertise’ ?

Posted on October 21, 2020 by andrew

Chris Brook’s new book, Road to Damnation, is the result of a two year investigation into the case of Robert Farquharson, and the science of the evidence that convinced two sets of juries that he murdered his three children by … Continue reading →

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Road to Damnation – Excerpt 2 ‘An incubator of bias’

Posted on October 20, 2020 by andrew

Chris Brook’s new book, Road to Damnation, is the result of a two year investigation into the case of Robert Farquharson, and the science of the evidence that convinced two sets of juries that he murdered his three children by … Continue reading →

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Road to Damnation Excerpt 1 ‘I blacked out’

Posted on October 18, 2020 by andrew

Chris Brook’s new book, Road to Damnation, is the result of his two year investigation into the case of Robert Farquharson, and the science of the evidence that convinced two sets of juries that he murdered his three children by … Continue reading →

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Road to Damnation follows the science to a wrongful conviction

Posted on October 15, 2020 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. In his important new book, Road to Damnation, Chris Brook takes the reader on a gripping journey to the darkest reaches of human experience – the drowning of three children – when it intersects with the law. … Continue reading →

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The knife, the wrench, the prosecutor and his prejudice

Posted on October 13, 2020 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban An observer at the 2010 murder trial of Sue Neill-Fraser has confirmed that early in the trial, the prosecutor, then DPP Tim Ellis SC, held up a large knife – flourishing it inside a plastic bag as … Continue reading →

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Dr Colin Manock and the Baby Deaths – Ch 9 Oct 14, 2020

Posted on October 12, 2020 by andrew

This Wednesday 14 October, at 8.40pm Channel 9 will broadcast ‘Bodies of Evidence’ as part of their Australian Crime Series. It will focus on the appalling failures in relation to the work of Dr Colin Manock, former chief forensic pathologist … Continue reading →

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Woeful quality control of expert/scientific testimony compromises justice system

Posted on October 9, 2020 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. Can we trust a criminal justice system that despite some five decades of complaints and dozens of miscarriages of justice, has failed to address the dangers of poor quality scientific evidence or help improve its reliability. If … Continue reading →

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Sue Neill-Fraser appeal deferred (yet again) to March 1, 2021

Posted on October 8, 2020 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. Just 18 months before Sue Neill-Fraser becomes eligible for parole after 13 years in prison, her new appeal will now be heard in the first week of March 2021 – coronavirus travel restrictions permitting, it was decided … Continue reading →

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Cardinal Pell … well, well, well

Posted on October 5, 2020 by andrew

Italian media have reported that Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, 72, is suspected of wiring 700,000 euros to recipients in Australia who helped to ensure hostile testimony in the trial of Cardinal George Pell, who was accused of molesting choir boys … Continue reading →

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