The Forensic Science Geek of the Week

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The week 37 “www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week” honors goes to: Jeffrey Benson

At the time of this post Jeffrey Benson (other than an email address) is a mystery to us, but he has answered two incredibly hard Forensic Science Geek of the Week posts correctly recently. I have emailed him to try to get some details so we can promote him, but so far there has been no answer. Maybe by publishing this post, it will encourage him to come forward and claim his rightful place in our Hall of Fame.

Congratulations to our Forensic Science Geek of the Week winner!

See the challenge question that our winner correctly answered.

OFFICIAL QUESTION:

1. Who is this?

2. Why is he significant in the context of forensic science?

Our Geek of the Week answered:

This is a picture of Mark Nifong. He was the district attorney of Durham County, North Carolina and prosecuted the 2006 Duke lacrosse case. The significant part of the story was the withholding of exculpatory DNA results from the defense. The director of the DNA lab released a partial report to the defense that did not include the DNA results the showed a male DNA mixture that excluded all the accused lacrosse players.

The lesson from that case is that you MUST request the entire DNA file from the crime lab. Actually, you should request the entire file from the entire crime lab. As I say it: I want every scrap of paper related to the case.

I can recall watching shocked as Nifong, on Good Morning America, explained how it wasn’t surprising that there wasn’t any DNA evidence in the case as most rapes cases had no DNA.

[BLOGGER’S NOTE: Mr. Benson please contact us so we can get your information up!]

The Hall of Fame for the www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week:
Week 1: Chuck Ramsay, Esquire

Week 2: Rick McIndoe, PhD

Week 3: Christine Funk, Esquire

Week 4: Stephen Daniels

Week 5: Stephen Daniels

Week 6: Richard Middlebrook, Esquire

Week 7: Christine Funk, Esquire

Week 8: Ron Moore, B.S., J.D.

Week 9: Ron Moore, B.S., J.D.

Week 10: Kelly Case, Esquire and Michael Dye, Esquire

Week 11: Brian Manchester, Esquire

Week 12: Ron Moore, B.S., J.D.

Week 13: Ron Moore, B.S., J.D.

Week 14: Josh Lee, Esquire

Week 15: Joshua Dale, Esquire and Steven W. Hernandez, Esquire

Week 16: Christine Funk, Esquire

Week 17: Joshua Dale, Esquire

Week 18: Glen Neeley, Esquire

Week 19: Amanda Bynum, Esquire

Week 20: Josh Lee, Esquire

Week 21: Glen Neeley, Esquire

Week 22:  Stephen Daniels

Week 23:  Ron Moore, B.S., J.D.

Week 24: Bobby Spinks

Week 25:  Jon Woolsey, Esquire

Week 26: Mehul B. Anjaria

Week 27: Richard Middlebrook, Esquire

Week 28: Ron Moore, Esquire

Week 29: Ron Moore, Esquire

Week 30: C. Jeffrey Sifers, Esquire

Week 31: Ron Moore, Esquire

Week 32: Mehul B. Anjaria

Week 33: Andy Johnston

Week 34: Ralph R. Ristenbatt, III

Week 35: Brian Manchester, Esquire

Week 36: Ron Moore, Esquire

Week 37: Jeffrey Benson

Week 38: Pam King, Esquire

Week 39: Josh Lee, Esquire

Week 40: Robert Lantz, Ph.D.

WEEK 41: UNCLAIMED, IT COULD BE YOU!

Week 42: Steven W. Hernandez, Esquire

Week 43: Ron Moore, Esquire

Week 44: Mehul B. Anjaria

Week 45: Mehul B. Anjaria

Week 46: Ron Moore, Esquire

Week 47: Ron Moore, Esquire

Week 47: Ron Moore, Esquire

Week 48: Leslie M. Sammis, Esquire

Week 49: UNCLAIMED, IT COULD BE YOU!

Week 50: Jeffery Benson

Week 51: Mehul B. Anjaria

Week 52: UNCLAIMED, IT COULD BE YOU!