Center for Integrity in Forensic Sciences

06/02/2026

Judge Overturns Conviction of Man Accused of Murdering Three-Year-Old in 1996

“A jury convicted Brian Peixoto of killing his girlfriend’s son—but three decades later, a judge ruled that new scientific evidence calls the verdict into doubt”

A jury convicted Brian Peixoto of killing his girlfriend’s son—but three decades later, a judge ruled that new scientific evidence calls the verdict into doubt

05/29/2026

Memory on trial: the new science of when to trust eyewitness testimony

“Innocent people are frequently convicted of crimes on the basis of a witness’s false memories. Emerging science poses a surprising solution.”

Innocent people are frequently convicted of crimes on the basis of a witness’s false memories. Emerging science poses a surprising solution.

05/28/2026

Alvin Jardine was wrongfully convicted of assault and kidnapping in Hawaii in 1992 after a misidentification. DNA from the scene was retested in 2009 with more advanced technology and the results excluded Jardine as a source. He was exonerated in 2011 but passed away last year before he received compensation for his nearly 19 years in prison.

05/27/2026

Albert Debelbot was wrongfully convicted along with his wife, Ashley, after their 3-day-old baby was taken to the hospital when they noticed a bump on her forehead. The baby passed soon after. The medical examiner found bleeding in the brain and a skull fracture, and concluded that it was due to blunt force trauma. Both were sentenced to life in prison. Years later, experts determined that the baby was born with birth defects and experienced trauma from birth, leading to her death. They were exonerated in 2021 after over 10 years in prison.

05/26/2026

N.J. needs a forensic science commission. Here’s why. | Opinion

“In the name of both public safety and the proper delivery of justice, the time is now for our state to create one of these commissions to ensure we have the right safeguards and accountability mechanisms for forensic science practitioners and crime laboratories.”

Advances in technology are transforming criminal justice, but without safeguards, they can also lead to wrongful convictions

05/22/2026

Tennessee governor orders stay of ex*****on after doctor can’t find vein

“Tennessee governor Bill Lee has granted a one-year stay of ex*****on to 57-year old Tony Carruthers after officials struggled to locate a vein during a lethal injection attempt.”

Tony Carruthers’s lawyers say no evidence ties him to 1994 crimes he was convicted of and he is mentally incompetent

05/21/2026

Tony Carruthers was scheduled to be executed today at 10am in TN. For an hour, ex*****oners failed to find a vein to insert an IV. Carruthers’ legal team filed an emergency order to stay the ex*****on due to the issue, which was denied shortly after. Gov Bill Lee has granted a one year reprieve from ex*****on after this botched attempt.

05/20/2026

Tony Carruthers is set to be executed tomorrow by the state of Tennessee. Although questions remain, Gov. Bill Lee has stated that he does not plan to intervene.

-Untested DNA evidence remains

-Tony was forced to represent himself at trial

-The medical examiner has since recanted
testimony that the victims were buried alive and that statement may have contributed to his death sentence

-No physical evidence links Tony to the murders

If you’d like to help, you can call Governor Bill Lee at 615-412-3133 to ask him to change his mind and stay Tony’s ex*****on. Use Nashville zip code 37206.

05/19/2026

Oregon prosecutors said she didn’t protect her baby. She says she was surviving abuse.

“No one in the courtroom was suggesting Deborah, a 27-year-old new mother with no criminal history, had beaten or drugged her baby. Instead, [the prosecutor] said, Deborah knew Opal’s father had done it — but she didn’t step in.”

Even in states like Oregon without an explicit “failure to protect” law, abused mothers can face prison time

05/15/2026

“It’s Overwhelming But It’s Amazing”: Richard Glossip Released from Jail After Three Decades

“Three decades after he was arrested for a capital crime he swore he didn’t commit — and more than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned his conviction — former death row prisoner Richard Glossip was granted bond by an Oklahoma judge and released from jail.”

After nine ex*****on dates, three last meals, and a Supreme Court ruling in his favor, Richard Glossip should soon walk free.