A forensic document examiner walks through a fresh Detroit case tied to new affidavits that allegedly claim prosecutors and police took bribes to frame Derek Smith—then shows why the paperwork itself doesn’t add up. You’ll learn how examiners spot red flags like mismatched fonts, cloned jurat blocks, and near-identical signatures that suggest tracing or digital copy-paste, plus what next steps (known-signature collection, fingerprinting) could definitively confirm or debunk the claims. The episode ends with a narrow conclusion about this case: the evidence here points to “Diddy didn’t do it,” while underscoring how neutral science protects both sides.
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Chapters
00:00 - Cold open: Can science clear a case?
00:23 - Welcome & show setup
00:32 - Why Diddy is back in headlines
00:41 - Detroit affidavits: what they allege
01:12 - Claims of bribes and collusion
01:51 - The underlying CSC case (Derek Smith)
02:56 - Step one: obtain and inspect affidavits
03:55 - Handwriting analysis 101
05:12 - Red flags: fonts, jurats, white-outs
06:19 - Two signatures that look “too perfect”
07:38 - Tracing: how forgers actually do it
09:42 - Photocopy & Photoshop forgeries
11:11 - Will AI change handwriting forensics?
12:21 - Beyond handwriting: more anomalies
13:17 - Next steps: collect known signatures
14:31 - Why the science matters for real lives
17:28 - Where the case stands now
17:51 - Narrow conclusion: “Diddy didn’t do it”
18:01 - Outro & what’s next
Links
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#Forensics #TrueCrime #DocumentExamination #HandwritingAnalysis #ForgeryDetection #Affidavits #Notary #WrongfulConviction #DetroitCase #LegalScience #AIandForensics #CrimeLab #Diddy #CourtroomScience #EvidenceMatters
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