CSI On Trial: Ep 3 - Firearms Analysis

03/14/23 • 35 min

Warning: This episode contains details of gun violence.
The gangster era of the 1920s led to breakthroughs in firearms used as evidence in criminal trials. But many studies now show that matching cartridge casings from a crime scene leaves room for human error. And for Odell Adams, the questionable reliability of firearms analysis put him on trial twice for the same crime.

CSI On Trial is a co-production of iHeart Podcasts and School of Humans. It is a Curiosity Podcast based on the Curiosity Stream series CSI On Trial. You can watch all six episodes of the video series here if you sign up for Curiosity Stream.

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03/14/23 • 35 min

CSI On Trial - CSI On Trial: Ep 3 - Firearms Analysis

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This episode contains details of gun violence. Please take care where and when you listen. It's a Friday night in the fall of twenty eighteen in East Portland, Oregon. O'Dell Adams heads to the Speakeasy Lounge for a drink. It's a stressful time for him. His mother is losing her battle with cancer. My mom was a very strong woman. She took care of all of us by herself. I watched her struggle, but still like made things happen for us and still prov

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