Topic
Forensic Science
175 published works
CrimProf Blog
11-Year Old Crime Solved by Analyzing Dandruff
In London, jurors convicted Andrew Pearson of robbery 11 years after the crime. The crucial evidence consisted of 25 flakes of dandruff found in the stocking-mask worn by the perpetrator. …
CrimProf Blog
Fraud at Orchid-Cellmark
Cellmark has fired an analyst for faking the results of 20 profiles done for the LAPD and FBI--when the control samples in the test came up bad, the analyst would…
CrimProf Blog
Forensic Scandal Brewing in Tennessee?
First degree murder charges against a mother accused of killing her daughter were dropped in Franklin County Tennessee. The mother was believed to have administered a fatal dose of drugs…
LawSites
Eyeing the future of interrogation
Lie-detecting eyeglasses. A good reason for contact lenses?
LawSites
Autopsy blog not for the squeamish
Shootings, stabbings, overdoses, kids hit by cars. Autopsy Report, the blog of a medical examiner intern, is not for the squeamish. But lawyers with an interest in forensic medicine may…