Using corpse feeding larvae to determine time of deathThe non-biting blowfly Chrysomya megacephala is a common sight on dead bodies and forensic investigators use them to determine the time of death, referred to…
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What makes the smell of a human corpse unique to houndsAfter the flames from California’s forest fires died down, authorities brought in cadaver dogs to sniff through the charred remains of homes, woodland and the…
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Forensic teams scour rhino killing scenes in Kruger parkRhino horn powder is a desperately sought after ingredient for traditional medicine in countries such as Vietnam. And the only thing barring the way to…
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Six Unexpected Places A Forensic Investigation Can Go For CluesForensics is an ancient discipline, but the introduction of computers into the world of crime introduced a few new twists. To deal with those twists,…
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How to Know if a Career in Criminology is Right for YouThe field of criminology has been attracting a lot of interest lately, somewhat due to the glamour portrayed on the plethora of , like CSI,…
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Gary Ridgway – The Green River KillerCrime scene investigators know him best: Gary Ridgway (born Gary Leon Ridgway February 18, 1949) murdered numerous women in Washington during the 1980s and 1990s, earning…
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Life in prison for killing by a home-made scriptThis month, a 31 year old amateur filmmaker was sentenced to life in prison, by an Edmonton courthouse, for a murder committed following a horror…
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