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The work by the Project for the Innocent team turned up errors in forensic work, revelations about the records of some criminalists in the San Diego County Regional Crime Lab and allegations that the District Attorney’s Office had suppressed evidence over the years.
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
The current review, known as a Root Cause Analysis, is focused on DNA samples processed by lab scientists, known as criminalists, between March 1, 2024 and Aug. 8, 2024.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 20 July 2025
Funding for equipment was in flux, hiring was stalled, and some of the top criminalists with vast amounts of institutional knowledge were leaving for higher pay in the private sector.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
In Rhode Island, some forensic analysis of firearms was suspended in August after criminalists linked bullet cartridge casings from a 2021 killing to the wrong gun.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
The current review, known as a Root Cause Analysis, is focused on DNA samples processed by lab scientists, known as criminalists, between March 1, 2024 and Aug. 8, 2024.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 20 July 2025
Funding for equipment was in flux, hiring was stalled, and some of the top criminalists with vast amounts of institutional knowledge were leaving for higher pay in the private sector.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
In Rhode Island, some forensic analysis of firearms was suspended in August after criminalists linked bullet cartridge casings from a 2021 killing to the wrong gun.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Criminalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/criminalist. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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criminalist
noun
crim·i·nal·ist
ˈkri-mə-nə-list 
: one who practices criminalistics as a profession
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