the reason that we are here this afternoon, we re here to hear from mr. chris fabricant. who is the director of strategic litigation for the innocence project and one of the nation s leading experts on forensic sciences and the criminal justice system. mr. fabricant s book junk science and the american criminal justice system chronicles the prosecution of individuals who were found guilty of capital murder. and the fight to overturn those wrongful convictions he weaves together the courtroom battles from mississippi to texas to new york. and beyond and mr. fabricant takes the reader on a journey into the heart of a broken racist justice justice system and the role that forensic science plays in maintaining the status quo. and joining mr. fabricant for this conversation and moderating. it is allison leota montgomery county s own. she is a former federal prosecutor turned author who has been dubbed the female john grisham and also serves on the board of directors for the myster
and the fight to overturn those wrongful convictions he weaves together the courtroom battles from mississippi to texas to new york. and beyond and mr. fabricant takes the reader on a journey into the heart of a broken racist justice justice system and the role that forensic science plays in maintaining the status quo. and joining mr. fabricant for this conversation and moderating. it is allison leota montgomery county s own. she is a former federal prosecutor turned author who has been dubbed the female john grisham and also serves on the board of directors for the mystery writers of america and what i actually enjoy about listening to them in a few moments and the journeys that they have been on before becoming a lawmaker here in montgomery county. i used to be a journalist. i worked at cnn for 12 years and it s conversations like this that help inform me and help inform the public about what we need to do better to make our community a more fair and equitable place and to
the reason that we are here this afternoon, we re here to hear from mr. chris fabricant. who is the director of strategic litigation for the innocence project and one of the nation s leading experts on forensic sciences and the criminal justice system. mr. fabricant s book junk science and the american criminal justice system chronicles the prosecution of individuals who were found guilty of capital murder. and the fight to overturn those wrongful convictions he weaves together the courtroom battles from mississippi to texas to new york. and beyond and mr. fabricant takes the reader on a journey into the heart of a broken racist justice justice system and the role that forensic science plays in maintaining the status quo. and joining mr. fabricant for this conversation and moderating. it is allison leota montgomery county s own. she is a former federal prosecutor turned author who has been dubbed the female john grisham and also serves on the board of directors for the myster
mr. fabricant s book junk science and the american criminal justice system chronicles the prosecution of individuals who were found guilty of capital murder. and the fight to overturn those wrongful convictions he weaves together the courtroom battles from mississippi to texas to new york. and beyond and mr. fabricant takes the reader on a journey into the heart of a broken racist justice justice system and the role that forensic science plays in maintaining the status quo. and joining mr. fabricant for this conversation and moderating. it is allison leota montgomery county s own. she is a former federal prosecutor turned author who has been dubbed the female john grisham and also serves on the board of directors for the mystery writers of america and what i actually enjoy about listening to them in a few moments and the journeys that they have been on before becoming a lawmaker here in montgomery county. i used to be a journalist. i worked at cnn for 12 years and it s conver
Wrong home, next. Now, abc 7 news at 11 00, on your side. Alison caught on camera, new video showing three men swiping 35 guns at a gun store. Jonathan the police say the three men are the same in who stole from gun stores in fredericksburg and spotsylvania county, and now they are in jail. Alison scott, what broke open the case . Scott atf investigators got a tip and tracked these guys down and arrested them. Earlier, when they got in the store, they were in and out like that. The burglaries were fast and thieves got away with dozens of guns at three firearms dealers in virginia. Justin holmes and month you jones and matthew jones, and daniel quarrels are charged in connection with the three to smash cases with a hammer and walk out with 35 guns in chantilly on march 11. Thatunshot this thrilled the tips came in that led to quick arrests. Its absolutely fantastic they caught these guys. Scott three days later, investigators say the men hit two stores in fredericksburg. Them where they