With the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination approaching on Nov. 22, A Texas A&M University statistics professor is in the news about his previous work done on the bullets fired that day in 1963. Cliff Spiegelman’s research has focused on how accurate the decisions were made concerning the forensic work relating to the number of bullets that could have possibly been shot, meaning that new questions could be raised about the bullet evidence. In short, the data that claims Lee Oswald acted alone could be based on flawed statistical work, he says.
Spiegelman’s criticism of comparative bullet lead analysis (CBLA) has led to some police departments forsaking its use. He has testified in several cases around the country relating to bullets fired in crime cases. A previous story based on his work can be found at http://www.science.tamu.edu/articles/969/.
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