Scientists are building database of bite marks

May 14, 2008 By TODD RICHMOND, Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- It has sent innocent men to death row, given defense attorneys fits and splintered the scientific community. For a decade now, attorneys and even some forensic experts have ridiculed the use of bite marks to identify criminals as sham science and glorified guesswork.

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