interview — Media — NIKI OSBORNE, PhD

Niki Osborne + Marze | Creative Process | Dunedin Raw

Niki Osborne talks forensic science, her PHD in psychology, Rad Car Ad, 5 why’s, The Block + much more

InterviewNiki OsborneNovember 13, 2018podcast, dunedin raw, interview Comment

Can we trust forensic science? - Nikki McDonald

Kiwi forensic researcher Niki Osborne keeps fielding calls from American media. "What about the bloodstain pattern analysis in that series The Staircase?" they ask.

We're the first New Zealand media to call. You could read that two ways – maybe New Zealand is immune to the growing global disquiet about the reliability of forensic science. Of 350 wrongfully convicted Americans exonerated by DNA, 45 per cent had unvalidated or improper forensics as a contributing cause, according to The Innocence Project. Of those, 20 were sentenced to death.

Or maybe we're only now catching up.

Niki OsborneAugust 30, 2018Nikki McDonald, Stuff.co.nz, forensic science, media, interviewComment

Is Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Like Testimony Highlighted In Netflix’s 'The Staircase,' Biased? - Gina Tron

Bloodstain spatter expert Duane Deaver's testimony helped put author Michael Peterson behind bars. But, when it was revealed that he was negligent and lied on the stand, Peterson got a new trial.

Niki OsborneJuly 17, 2018bloodstain pattern analysis, Gina Tron, media, interviewComment

Niki Osborne Interviewed by Glenn Langenburg on the Double Loop Podcast

Glenn Langenburg sits down and interviews Niki Osborne about her work in New Zealand and at the University of California - Irvine in examining how contextual information can influence forensic opinions, especially in the fields of bloodstain pattern analysis and questioned document / handwriting.