Forensic scientist Henry Lee is defending his work after a court ruling found him liable for fabricating evidence in a Connecticut murder trial that sent two innocent men to prison for decades. Ralph “Ricky” Birch and Shawn Henning were convicted in the 1985, slaying of Everett Carr, partly based on Lee's testimony about what he said were bloodstains on a towel found in the victim’s home. A federal judge ruled last week in a wrongful conviction lawsuit that there was no evidence Lee ever conducted any blood tests on the towel. Tests done during appeals showed the stain was not blood. Lee expressed disappointment Wednesday with the ruling and denied fabricating evidence.
