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FBI Reviews Flawed Criminal Forensic Evidence

Season 2012 Episode 1930 | 7m 17s

The Justice Department announced it will conduct a review of thousands of criminal cases where hair and fiber analysis led to convictions. Judy Woodruff discusses the review -- which comes after the Washington Post identified two men wrongfully convicted on flawed hair analysis -- with Post reporter Spencer Hsu.

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