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Man exonerated for 1992 Michigan murder: ‘They switched the bullets on me’

by Brian Seay

Desmond Ricks’ exoneration earlier this month set off an internal affairs investigation at the Detroit Police Department.

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Team Never Quit frangible 9mm ammo: Collateral damage surprises

by Eve Flanigan

Unscientific tests uncover surprises and lessons about collateral damage with the Team Never Quit's 9mm frangible round.

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AL man on death row for 30 years to be released thanks to new ballistic testing

by Jennifer Cruz

For three decades, the man maintained that he was innocent after questionable evidence helped put him behind bars, but additional testing by three separate firearms experts determined that they could not conclusively say the bullets recovered from the crime scene were fired from the revolver found at the man's home.

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