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There are a number of articles that talk about these faulty DNA tests called “FST,” and the thousands of innocent people who have been locked up because of it. Here are the articles if you choose to dive deeper.

New York Times By Lauren Kirchner Sept. 4, 2017 -Traces of Crime: How New York’s DNA Techniques Became Tainted The city’s medical examiner has been a pioneer in analyzing complex DNA samples. But two methods were recently discontinued, raising questions about thousands of cases.

New York Times By Joseph Goldstein Dec. 5, 2013 - Report Details the Extent of a Crime Lab Technician’s Errors in Handling Evidence

New York Times By Joseph Goldstein Jan. 10, 2013 - New York Examines Over 800 Rape Cases for Possible Mishandling of Evidence 

New Scientist - Fallible DNA evidence can mean prison or freedom 11 August 2010 , updated 14 January 2020 By Linda Geddes

Forensic Science, Statistics & the Law Blog, Commentary on news and publications at the intersections of scientific evidence, forensic science, and statistics. - People v. Garcia and Low Template DNA (LT-DNA) Thursday, May 30, 2013 By Professor & Author DH Kaye ACI Scholarly Blog interview