Double Loop Podcast

Glenn Langenburg and Eric Ray share exciting and groundbreaking news! The FBI latent print unit has officially moved beyond Approach 1. Their examiners may now utilize the inconclusive decision even when better exemplars are not needed. Hopefully, many other Approach 1 agencies start looking to adapt their procedures and move in this same direction.

Glenn Langenburg sits down and interviews Niki Osborne about her work in New Zealand and at the University of California - Irvine in examining how contextual information can influence forensic opinions, especially in the fields of bloodstain pattern analysis and questioned document / handwriting.

Glenn Langenburg and Eric Ray interview Caroline Gibb about her experiences coming up in the latent print field in Australia. LEARN about a woman's obsession with fingerprints from an early age! THRILL to hear about latent print training - Australian style! CRINGE at more bad dad jokes!

Eric Ray and Glenn Langenburg get back into the swing of things with big news in the spring of 2017. The Defense Forensic Science Center (Army Crime Lab) just released a statement saying that their reports would now include a likelihood with each latent print identification. Also, the National Commission on Forensic Science was not renewed by the new Department of Justice.

Eric Ray and Glenn Langenburg review an article in Forensic Magazine that discusses the presentation that Jay Kadane gave at the American Association of Forensic Scientists conference this year. The same arguments are trotted out again, and the podcast sees nothing original nor sophisticated about his argument.

Eric Ray and Glenn Langenburg work their way through the newest position statement from the International Association for Identification. Does it allow examiners to say whatever they want? Is it too vague? Does it overstep the IAI's role, or does it abandon the IAI's traditional role in the discipline? All good questions that Eric and Glenn will try to answer (sort of).

Eric Ray and Glenn Langenburg take an idea from a listener and talk about ideas for science fair projects that feature forensic science! The guys explore ideas in fingerprints but also firearms, handwriting analysis, eyewitness identification, and ink analysis. If you have an interest in forensics and are looking to explore that further in a science fair project, here are some ideas.

Eric and Glenn discuss a few emails before delving into a little more on the PCAST report and its impact on the MO v. Goodwin-Bey case. Firearms evidence linked Goodwin-Bey to a quadruple homicide, but a judge has ruled that the identification decision of the firearms expect will not be heard.

Glenn sits down with Mackenzie de la Hunty at the 2016 Australia New Zealand Forensic Science Society conference in Auckland, New Zealand to discuss her research into Physical Developer. There is definitely a lot to learn about why and how this process works and how agencies can learn how to better utilize this process in the search for latent prints on porous surfaces.

Eric Ray and Glenn Langenburg catch up after an extended hiatus and then review the recent PCAST report. The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology issued a scathing report calling for the end of many forensic disciplines. The Double Loop Podcast responds.

Glenn and Eric first cover the new resolution that came out of the IAI 2016 Conference. They then perfectly segue into a conversation on the recent decision to order the release or retrial of Brandon Dassey based on problems with his confession and initial attorney.

Eric Ray hosts the Double Loop Podcast panel discussion at the 2016 IAI Conference in Cincinnati with Glenn Langenburg joining in remotely. Panelists Henry Swofford, Jessica Cino, and Jeniffer Molina discuss latent print conclusions, new wording, court challenges, and other related topics.

Eric is joined by guest co-host Heidi Eldridge in interviewing Hughes Dicaire from Ontario and Christina Amendola and Jenna Alimberti from Massachusetts on interesting lectures and workshops from the 2016 IAI conference in Cincinnati.

Glenn Langenburg and Eric Ray interview Lisa Steele about lawyer stuff, current fingerprint issues, Chicago cases, and just generally get an attorney's perspective on latent prints and forensic evidence.

Glenn Langenburg and Eric Ray finish their discussion of the OJ Simpson trial, the FX OJ dramatization, and the OJ 30 for 30. Mark Fuhrman, Lance Ito, Dennis Fung and all the rest, and how the climate in LA at that time directly led to the verdict.