Regardless of their innocence or guilt, the trial is widely regarded as farcical and unjust, even at the time.

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    Very interesting story. Even though the ballistics test proved their guilt decades later the trial was a sham and they should have been acquitted. Amazing how a fascist even came to their defense.

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      So much of forensics is cargo-cult “science” that starts with a conclusion and works backwards to prove it. Furthermore, the analysis is frequently subjective and without a control.

      Here is an article on ballistics testing in particular that highlights some criticisms.

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      It’s hard to get worked up about an unjust conviction of someone who actually was the killer.

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        But these were two guys fighting against the robber barons and the rise of capitalism as we know it today. Yeah, a couple other working class people died as a result, but it’s hard to see it as cut and dry as all that. How many people have died of capitalism. The body counts are way, way out of balance.

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        He got what he deserved but the court case was a fiasco. I’d rather it be an honest justice.