The Mississippi Innocence Project is coming to New York!
 
“In the early 1990s two Mississippi men were separately accused
of biting and murdering three-year-old girls.
They each spent more than 15 years in jail.
They were innocent.”

The Suffolk Society of Forensic Dentistry and the New York Society of Forensic Dentistry are proud to co-sponsor a private screening of “Mississippi Innocence”, an award winning documentary film which tells the story of Levon Brooks and Kennedy Brewer, their wrongful convictions, the “evidence” and circumstances that resulted in sentences of life in prison and the death sentence, respectively, and their eventual exoneration.

In light of the National Academy of Sciences Report in 2009, the significance of bitemarks as primary or supportive evidence has come into question. All forensic odontologists should be aware of issues surrounding bitemarks.

The screening will take place at the Cullman Education Building of MoMA, the Museum of Modern Art, at 4 W. 54rd Street, on Wednesday, April 4th at 7:00 pm.

There will also be a post screening Q & A with a panel including Tucker Carrington, the Director of the Mississippi Innocence Project, Vanessa Potkin, Senior Staff Attorney for the Innocence Project, Sarah Chu, the Forensic Policy Advocate for the Innocence Project, and Barry Scheck, Co-Director and Co-Founder of the Innocence Project. Seating in MoMA’s theater is limited,

 Garage Parking available on West 53rd or West 54th Streets between 5th and 6th Avenue. 

This is a timely and relevant topic, and will make for a very interesting evening!!!! 
Please put it in your calendar!