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DFS project identifies 7,572 cases worked by analyst Mary Jane Burton; notifications underway for convicted individuals

Scientific Advisory Committee, Department of Forensic Science · October 9, 2024
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The DFS and the Virginia Crime Commission identified 7,572 unique cases listing Mary Jane Burton as examiner; the review team has confirmed 946 convictions to date and has sent notifications to incarcerated individuals and affected jurisdictions while continuing verification of thousands more cases.

Amy Jenkins and Dr. Christina Arrington updated the Scientific Advisory Committee on the ongoing review of cases where analyst Mary Jane Burton is listed as the examiner. Arrington said the Department and Crime Commission collapsed DFSrecords into 7,572 unique cases, of which 3,391 contain a named suspect; across those cases staff identified 4,191 named suspects.

Arrington provided current status counts: 946 confirmed convictions, 321 non-convictions and about 2,124 cases with conviction status still to be determined. She said 65 individuals across 75 cases have been…

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