Author Archive: Satish Sekar

Vindicated

Author: Satish Sekar July 3, 2016 0 Comments

by Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (April 23rd 2011) Proved Innocent It took four years to prove Kees Borsboom innocent, but it happened in bizarre circumstances. Wik Haalmeijer raped and killed 10 year-old Nienke Kleiss and left 11 year-old Maikel…
Read more

Articles, Forensic Sciences, Vindication International

Ate Kloosterman, DNA, KEES BORSBOOM, Low Copy Number, Maikel Willebrand, Nienke Kleiss, Richard Eikelenboom, the Netherlands Forensic Institute, the NFI, The Schiedammer Park Murder, Wik Haalmeijer

A National Disgrace

Author: Satish Sekar July 3, 2016 0 Comments

by Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (April 23rd 2011) The Mark of the Killer Dutch forensic scientist Richard Eikelenboom likes information. He conducted several scientific investigations in the Nienke Kleiss Inquiry looking for the DNA of the perpetrator. He knew…
Read more

Articles, Forensic Sciences, Vindication International

Ate Kloosterman, DNA, KEES BORSBOOM, Maikel Willebrand, Nienke Kleiss, Richard Eikelenboom

Procedures

Author: Satish Sekar July 1, 2016 0 Comments

By Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (May 27th 2011) Prevention It’s been over 20 years since Lynette White was brutally murdered in the Butetown district of Cardiff. A lot has changed, including the use of forensic sciences and how advances…
Read more

Articles, Forensic Sciences

Andrew Rennison, Dr John Whiteside, Dr Patrick Lincoln, ISO17025, JOHN ACTIE, LYNETTE WHITE, RONNIE ACTIE, STEPHEN MILLER, THE CARDIFF FIVE, the Forensic Science Service, THE LYNETTE WHITE INQUIRY, TONY PARIS, YUSEF ABDULLAHI

Innocence on Trial

Author: Satish Sekar June 12, 2016 0 Comments

By Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (June 12th 2016) The Eleventh Hour In two days time Mr Justice (Sir Wyn) Williams will deliver his long-awaited judgement at 11. It’s expected to be a long document, detailing a sorry tale of…
Read more

Articles, Truth and Justice, Vindication

JEFFREY GAFOOR, LYNETTE WHITE, Mr Justice Sir Wyn Williams, Phil Jones, real killer, THE CARDIFF FIVE, the Cardiff Three

The Seeds of Destruction

Author: Satish Sekar April 4, 2016 0 Comments

By Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (April 2nd 2016) Fomenting Discord June 30th 1960 was a day of hope and also regret for the Congo. It had just gained independence from Belgium. Its young Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba’s scathing response…
Read more

Articles

Charles Huyghé, Chukwunyere Kamalu, Joseph Désiré Mobutu, Joseph Kasa-Vubu, Julien Gat, Katanga, King Baudoin I, Moïse Tshombe, Patrice Lumumba, the Congo, The Little African History Book – Black Africa from the Origins of Humanity to the Assassination of Lumumba and the Turn of the 20th Century

“Satish is a dedicated investigator with a passion for justice, both to correct miscarriages to absolve the innocent, and to identify and bring the true perpetrator(s) to account. His dogged determination and indefatigable efforts to explore overlooked or disregarded facts and possibilities, and to publish his findings publicly, have made a significant contribution to the Criminal Justice System in Britain and abroad.”

Robert (Bob) Parsons (Forensic Chemist/Alcohol Toxicologist, Indian River C…

Bob Parsons

Thank you for your comments. -Satish Saker

“Satish is a dedicated investigative journalist who worked hard to investigate the background to the jailing of the Cardiff Three for the 1988 murder of Lynette White. The success of their appeal against their convictions is largely down to his hard work. He wrote the story of this case and his subsequent campaign to have the case reinvestigated in his book ‘Fitted In: The Cardiff Three and the Lynette White Inquiry’. I wanted to write about the forensic aspects of the case in my book Cold…

Liz Porter Sunday AgeAustralia

Thank you for your comments. -Satish Saker