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A Chinese-American forensic scientist Henry Lee who worked on numerous prominent cases and a professor emeritus at the University of New Haven is liable for faking the evidence in a murder case that sent two innocent teenagers to prison for decades.
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Ralph Birch and Shawn Henning iled lawsuits against Henry Lee, eight police investigators, and the town of New Milford [Photo: The Peterborough Examiner]
Forensic Scientist Henry Lee: No False Testimony in a Murder Case
A US judge found forensic scientist Henry Lee is liable for faking the evidence in a murder case stemming from the 1980s. These two innocent teenagers were Ralph Birch and Shawn Henning convicted on December 1, 1985, slaying 65-year-old Everett Carr, based partly on scientist Henry Lee’s testimony regarding blood stains found on a towel inside the victim’s home.
According to the published report of Liz Hardaway, after the charges of two men were dismissed they filed lawsuits against Henry Lee, eight police investigators, and the town of New Milford for accusing them of fabricating evidence, malicious prosecution, and suppression of material exculpatory evidence. The test proved that the blood stains on a towel were not blood.
Scientist Henry Lee said that in his 57-year career, he investigated more than 1000 cases and was never accused of any wrongdoing or testifying intentionally wrong. This is the first case that he has to defend himself. The judge’s ruling could make scientist Henry Leeliable for millions in damages at upcoming court hearings.
