Crime lab lapses scrutinized

News Ten years have passed since someone ignited fuel under a woodpile that spread and ultimately destroyed Karl and Donita Ambroginis’ two-story house in Spokane. Investigators never found anyone to charge with the arson, but the case is now part of a different investigation – into the Washington State Patrol crime lab in Cheney. The arson is one of 20 cases in which a crime lab worker failed to process evidence, according to the WSP. Crime lab employee Kevin Fortney resigned last month amid accusations that he lied to his boss about completing tests that he didn’t actually do.

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