Scientists are building database of bite marks

From the AP article:

Researchers at Marquette University say they have developed a first-of-its kind computer program that might one day lend more scientific weight to bite-mark testimony.

Controversy has raged for the last decade over how reliable bite mark analysis is in court. Since 2000, at least seven people in five states convicted largely on bite-mark identification have been exonerated.

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