May 13, 1997

FBI Crime Lab Part 1

The subcommittee heard testimony on the operations of the FBI Crime Lab, the quality of its work, and FBI admissions that forensic mistakes… read more

The subcommittee heard testimony on the operations of the FBI Crime Lab, the quality of its work, and FBI admissions that forensic mistakes were made during some investigations. Agent-scientist Whitehurst alleged that falsification of evidence had occurred in the Crime Lab in some high-profile cases such as the Oklahoma City federal building bombing. Mr. Bromwich denied that bureau lab examiners deliberately gave false testimony or fabricated evidence in criminal trials. close

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Daniel S. Alcorn Counsel National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Michael R. Bromwich Inspector General Department of Justice

Stephen M. Kohn Attorney
Bill McCollum Jr. U.S. Representative [R] Florida
Frederick Whitehurst Special Agent Federal Bureau of Investigation->Supervisory Operations

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House Judiciary Subcommittee on CrimeHouse Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime

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Program ID:: 81212-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: May 13, 1997 | 9:08am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Apr 05, 1998 | 1:33am EST | C-SPAN 1

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May 13, 1997 | 9:08am EDT | C-SPAN 1
May 13, 1997 | 8:53pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
May 15, 1997 | 2:18am EDT | C-SPAN 2
May 17, 1997 | 11:02am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Apr 04, 1998 | 10:34pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Apr 05, 1998 | 1:33am EST | C-SPAN 1

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