Did Agatha Christie know her forensic science? What some consider her most perfect mystery, “Murder on the Calais Coach”, better know as “Murder on the Orient Express”, was based on the Lindbergh kidnapping in 1932. Charles Lindbergh, the famous aviator who made the first N.Y. to Paris flight in his plane, The Spirit of St. Louis, was a national hero. His son was taken from the baby’s crib, and later found dead.
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In “Secrets in the Fairy Chimneys”, DNA is a very important clue. My dad asked me to explain DNA to him. I was shocked. “Everyone knows what DNA is, Dad!” I exclaimed. He replied that he knew it was called the code of life, that it controls heredity, and that you can establish links between individuals, but how does it work?
New Annie Tillery Mystery
Take the magic carpet ride of your imagination to Turkey. Join Annie and Ty in the caves [………]
WHAT ANNIE TILLERY KNOWS ABOUT FORENSIC SCIENCE
In “Girl with Pencil, Drawing”, a fire does extensive damage to the brownstone building where one of the main characters is hiding some important information that becomes important in solving the murder of John DiCristiani. The fire is set as a diversionary tactic, and is an essential catalyst toward exposing the story’s most fascinating surprises. The fire is proven to be arson. Lt. Red, Aunt[………]
FORENSIC TRIVIA: From Poison Pen Letters to Borgia Rings, and Beyond: Crime and Toxicology
Poisons have been used for a very long time to commit murder. History is full of stories about rulers having tasters for their food, lest someone supporting an opposing faction put something nasty in their evening libation.
How does one go about proving that poison has [………]
FORENSIC TRIVIA: CAN YOU SOLVE THIS ONE?
Apparent Dangers of Drinking and Driving At 3:00 AM on Nov. 10, Marguerite Lange, her silver 2010Mercedes Sports Coupe, a half-filled bottle of vodka and a plastic bag of white powder landed in a ditch located at the bottom of a steep hill bordering Rte. 17 in upstate New York. The car had apparently gone out of control and went off the highway, rolling several times before landing upside down in the ditch[………]
