An Advertising Letter I Received from Racist (Former) Iowa Crime Laboratory Analyst Amy Pollpeter about her new company Forensic DNA Consulting Resources

I previously discussed the firing of racist Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation Crime Lab analyst Amy Pollpeter. On August 19, 2016 I received an unsolicited advertising letter from her, offering her services as an expert witness in connection with her new company Forensic DNA Consulting Resources. For the reasons discussed below, I certainly will not purchase her services and cannot imagine how any attorney in their right mind would want to do so either.

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Preserving Evidence in Cases Involving Police or Governmental Violations of Civil Rights

In cases where a person’s civil rights have been violated by the police or another governmental actor, it is important to ensure that the evidence is swiftly preserved. Failing to do so can make it difficult or even impossible to address the misconduct that a person has suffered.

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The Importance of Text Messages in Divorce, Custody, and Protective Order Cases in Iowa and Illinois

In cases involving children, such as divorce and custody cases, the interactions that occur between the parties that concern the children are quite important.   The same is true for protective order cases involving domestic violence allegations, whether or not children are involved. 

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