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unusual facts about forensic science



Accidental death and dismemberment insurance

Due to these restrictions, the process of claiming the benefit may be relatively lengthy; the deceased client may have to undergo autopsy and the accident may have to be officially investigated before a claim is approved by the insurer.

Casey Sherman

In the case of Mary Sullivan, murdered January 4, 1964 at age 19, DNA other forensic evidence were used by Sherman to try to track down her presumed real killer.

Edmond Locard

Dr. Edmond Locard (13 December 1877 – 4 May 1966) was a pioneer in forensic science who became known as the "Sherlock Holmes of France".

Finding the Fallen

Finding the Fallen is a UK-based documentary TV series by Yap Productions developed for the History Channel / Discovery Channel in which a team of archaeologists, historians and forensic experts work to identify unknown World War I soldiers and finally lay them to rest.

Forensic tire tread evidence

This forensic technique was first invented in 1930 by David Chapman, a researcher affiliated with the Sheriff's Office in Los Angeles, California, in the United States.

Grave goods

in a 2001 study on an Iron Age cemetery in Pontecagnano Faiano, Italy, a correlation was found between the quality of grave goods and Forensic indicators on the skeletons, showing that skeletons in wealthy tombs tended to show substantially less evidence of biological stress during adulthood, with fewer broken bones or signs of hard labor.

Harry Söderman

From 1926 he studied forensic science with Edmond Locard, and graduated from the University of Lyon in 1928 with a doctoral thesis on the identification of gun bullets.

Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov

In 1937-1939, he reconstructed three faces from skulls of the USSR Academy a Sciences - a Papuan, a Kazakh and Khevsur Caucasian, and performed numerous forensic reconstructions for the NKVD.

The Bone Collector

Tetraplegic forensics expert Lincoln Rhyme (Denzel Washington) and a patrol cop, Amelia Donaghy (Angelina Jolie), team up to solve a string of murders all connected to a serial killer by his signature: a single shard of bone is removed from each of the victims.


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2006 Bangkok bombings

The police were criticized for barring Central Institute of Forensic Science acting director Pornthip Rojanasunand from collecting evidence at a bombing site in Pratunam.

Barry Gusterson

Professor Barry Austin Gusterson PhD, FRCPath (born 24 October 1946) is a British pathologist who has been Professor of Pathology at the University of Glasgow since 2000 and Head of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Science, since 2006.

Bloodstain

Bloodstain pattern analysis, one of several specialties in the field of forensic science

Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Hyderabad

The Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Hyderabad (CFSL, Hyderabad), established in 1967 is one of the four Central Forensic Science Laboratories in India.

Contaminated currency

In a study reported in Forensic Science International, A.J. Jenkins, at the Office of the Cuyahoga County Coroner (Cleveland, OH), the author reports the analysis of ten randomly collected one-dollar bills from five cities, and tested for cocaine, heroin, 6-acetylmorphine (also called "6-AM"), morphine, codeine, methamphetamine, amphetamine and phencyclidine (PCP).

Forensic Heroes III

Aimee Chan as Angel Chiang (蔣卓君), a forensic technician under the Forensic Science Division.

Katherine Ramsland

She has written on the subjects of serial killers, CSI, vampires, forensic science, mass murder, sex offenders and ghosts, and is a regular contributor to Crime Library.

Lynda La Plante

In 2009 La Plante was inducted into the Crime Thriller Awards Hall of Fame and most recently, in 2013 La Plante was awarded an Honorary Fellowship with the Forensic Science Society (FSSoc); the first non-scientist to be inducted into the professional body – receiving the award for the accuracy with which she portrays forensic science in her work.

Manuel Casanova

His expertise in the field of postmortem techniques was recognized by honorary appointments as a Scientific Expert for the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and as a Professorial Lecturer for the Department of Forensic Science at George Washington University.

Texas Forensic Science Commission

House Bill 1068, authored by Texas Senate members Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa and John Whitmire and Texas House of Representatives member Joe Driver, added 38.01 Texas Forensic Science Commission ("FSC"), specifying the establishment of the agency.