Art Crime is an estimated six billion, yes, that’s b for billion, dollar a year transnational crime. It is number four on the transnational crime list, after drug trafficking, money laundering, and illegal arms trafficking. The stolen and forged art…
EVIDENCE FROM CAPITAL MURDER CASES IS SAVED FOR MANY YEARS. HERE ARE TWO COLD CASES WHERE DNA SHED LIGHT ON UNSOLVED MURDERS THE MURDER OF MARILYN SHEPARD Sam Sheppard was accused, tried and convicted of the murder of his wife…
CODIS IS THE COMBINED DNA INDEX SYSTEM All those convicted of a violent crime must submit a sample of DNA to be entered into this system When evidence is collected at a crime scene, and there is no known suspect,…
Why was Christie so obsessed with poisons? Here’s a quote included in an exhibit in the American Museum of Natural History? Poison in Literature: Agatha Christie by AMNH on 11/29/2013 10:09 am ON EXHIBIT POSTS From the Borgias’ time to the…
During my teaching career when I taught Forensic Science, and now in my lecture series, I have dealt with and do treat topics in forensic science. Forensic science is any branch of science or area of expertise in that branch…
I never dreamed these lectures would be so popular! My many years of teaching forensic science led me to choose the topics in that field that I find most interesting. I created a series of programs with PowerPoint which I…
Top customer reviews Cold Coffee 5.0 out of 5 starsGhost of the pilot of a World War II plane has an important message to deliver. August 20, 2016 Format: Kindle Edition|Verified Purchase Good news for all Annie Tillery Mystery…
By Linda Maria Frank
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. The police were able to recreate the accident from skid marks on the road and various impressions and disturbances observed in the area.
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By Linda Maria Frank
Hairs and fibers are everywhere. In forensic science, they are considered trace evidence. But how significant is a hair or a fiber found at a crime scene?…
THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF THE COHENS
By Linda Maria Frank
Everything is relative. And some of us are finding out that we have more relatives in our lives than we thought. In this article, I would like to point out that everything is relatives. Take, for instance, the story of the Cohens, or Kohanim as they are known in the Jewish faith. The Kohanim are males who can trace their lineage back to the first Cohen, who was anointed by Aaron, the brother of Moses, dating back 3,300 years. The line is patrilineal, which means it is passes from father to son through the Y chromosome.…