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Peter Elston
- Sep 8
- 7 min
Sepsis and Scapegoating in Lucy Letby Case
One fabulous subreddit about sepsis and a snippet of trial testimony that might explain why Lucy was scapegoated
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Peter Elston
- Sep 7
- 12 min
When Talking About Lucy Letby Turns To Action
Here are your suggestions in response to my "Calling All Chimps!" post, posted on the blog or sent privately, about what we can do, over and
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Peter Elston
- Sep 7
- 3 min
When Science Kills
More must be done to improve the use of science in the courtroom
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Peter Elston
- Sep 2
- 12 min
The Twilight Zone of the Lucy Letby Case
The prosecution case that was built around Lucy may appear robust but is fragile and at some point will collapse
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Peter Elston
- Aug 24
- 7 min
Miscarriages of Justice in Killer Caregiver Cases (first published on 12 October 2022)
I thought I would republish this article which I wrote as Lucy's trial got underway just over ten months ago. It has not had as many views a
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Peter Elston
- Aug 20
- 3 min
Would You Like to Help Lucy Letby?
The fight to exonerate Lucy has begun and you can be part of it
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Peter Elston
- Aug 18
- 3 min
The Travesty of the Lucy Letby Verdicts
The jurors had little choice but to find Lucy guilty, given the flawed scientific evidence with which they were presented
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Peter Elston
- Jul 15
- 5 min
More Remarkable Statistics In The Lucy Letby Case
The only way the Lucy Letby case makes sense statistically is if she is not a murderer
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Peter Elston
- Jun 17
- 25 min
Do Statistics Prove Accused Nurse Lucy Letby Innocent?
There are many factual inconsistencies in publicly available information relating to this most troubling of cases
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Peter Elston
- Feb 3
- 7 min
Setting A Bad Example
The effort to improve financial literacy in this country itself needs to be improved
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Peter Elston
- Dec 16, 2022
- 8 min
Another Victim of Bad Maths?
Criminologist Prof David Wilson writes on Suspected Miscarriage of Justice Case Colin Norris
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Peter Elston
- Oct 12, 2022
- 6 min
Miscarriages of Justice in Killer Caregiver Cases
As another 'angel of death' case gets underway in Manchester, the spotlight is turned once again on use of statistics and investigation obje
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Peter Elston
- Sep 15, 2022
- 6 min
How The Lake District Was Formed...In Three Minutes
For those interested in a quick summary of 500 million years of geological history of The Lakes
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Peter Elston
- Jul 14, 2022
- 4 min
Blurred Lines or No Lines?
Retail investors cannot be adequately protected until the fundamental similarity between investing and gambling is recognised
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Peter Elston
- Jul 4, 2022
- 7 min
How Not To Date A Hominin
Seeing at close hand that science is not always about the search for truth came as a bit of a surprise
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Peter Elston
- Jun 18, 2022
- 1 min
Iceland National Day Celebrations
Yesterday was Iceland National Day and was a lot of good, clean fun Fortuitously I was in Reykjavik on National Day. Here are some pics....
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Peter Elston
- Jun 30, 2017
- 2 min
Attempt at Murder Sleuthing
I watched this documentary and became fascinated by the case. Michael Peterson was convicted of murdering his wife, having tried,...
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