Why is it Homicide when it was just a accident?
I have received a few questions about if and why someone could charged with homicide when the death they caused was some kind of accident. The answer can be complex and there are a number of factors...
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John Wayne Gacy’s DNA could close cold cases
Noted Serial Killer John Wayne Gacy was executed in 1994. He was a prolific killer in the 1970s who took the lives of 33 people that we know about. Some investigators have felt that John Wayne Gacy may...
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How the Scientific Method is used in CSI
The Scientific Method has been in use by the general scientific community for what is believed to be well over a thousand years. In the last few decades the Scientific Method has begun to be used in...
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Forensic Science: TV versus Reality – Part 2
I have to confess that I truly do enjoy watching NCIS. The show though has one of the biggest errors that always causes me to cringe. When it comes to a forensic scientist working in a forensic science...
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Is Gun Control The Answer?
During the Christmas holiday I spent time with both my family and my wife’s family. Given many of the recent shootings more than a few conversations about gun control came up. Due to my background I...
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Book Review: The Poisoner’s Handbook
The Chicago Tribune today had an interesting article about the use of cyanide as a murder weapon. The story was a tie in to the recent investigation of the death of a lottery winner, that many suspect...
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Good forensic training yields real results
An article over at Evidence Technology Magazine highlights how getting good Forensic training can have a real impact on cases. The article explains how a CSI used non conventional technique when...
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Can you collect too much physical evidence?
In a recent posting to their blog on the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) poses an interesting question. Can and do police detectives and crime scene investigators collect too...
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Book Review: APE Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur
Part of the reason for starting this blog was because I have a few author friends. Many of these friends ask me questions from time to time about police procedure. A few of them have asked me to help...
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Contaminated Sexual Assault Kits Found in Ohio
Various news sources are saying that Ohio has found that Sexual Assault evidence kits they use have been contaminated at the time of production. Ohio like many states uses a standardized kit for the...
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