Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Hair Forensics, the Story of Armenians in L.A., and Dabbing
The FBI has helped convict hundreds of suspects using hair analysis based on faulty science. Also, on the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, how did L.A.’s huge Armenian-American population come to be?
By Madeleine Brand • • 50m ListenFBI experts have given bad testimony that helped convict hundreds of suspects in murder, rape, and other violent crime cases. It’s all about inaccurate hair analysis. And the LA County DA’s office is creating a wrongful-convictions unit. Today marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the Armenian genocide in 2015. We look at L.A.’s huge Armenian-American population and how it came to be. In our weekly film segment, The Age of Adeline, Adam Sandler’s new film, and a Kurt Cobain documentary are up for discussion. And finally, the booming business of “dabbing.”
Banner Image: Armenian community march during Armenian Genocide Commemorative March at Little Armenia, Hollywood on April 24, 2011; Credit: Hayk Shalunts
