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The Armchair Detective: Unusual Marks
This is the second installment of The Armchair Detective series. Remember, there are no “wrong” answers. This exercise is designed to get your creative juices flowing and hopefully pull you out of any...
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The Color of Fly Puparia
I’ve written before about maggots and how Forensic Entomologists use insect evidence in murder cases. Once maggots are done feeding on a body they will enter a pre-pupal or wandering phase and migrate...
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Ashes to Ashes: Do Arson Fires Really Destroy a Body?
This is a question I get from time to time so today I have a guest posting here to discuss the issue. A lot of people mistakenly believe that it is easy to completely destroy a body with fire; and...
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Searching for Trace Evidence Part 3: The Victim
I have written previously on the search for trace evidence from the crime scene and suspect and now it is time to talk about the victim. CSIs search for trace evidence because it serves as a powerful...
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What are Petechiae?
Have you ever wondered how medical examiners can tell a person was smothered/strangled (asphyxia) if there is no ligature or damage to the neck? Although not 100% conclusive, the presence of petechiae...
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The Autopsy Part I: External Examination
I can’t believe I haven’t written about this yet. Most of you have probably never been to an autopsy and while words alone can not provide the true flavor of the experience I think it may help to...
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Covering Bodies at Autopsy
I see this a lot on television and it really cracks me up. The detective comes into the autopsy suite and the victim’s genitalia or breasts are either covered with a small cloth or obscured by a bright...
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Leuco-malachite Green Blood Reagent
Leucomalachite Green (LMG) was a popular blood reagent used from at least the 1950′s thru the 1990′s. I’m sure some CSIs may still use this reagent but it is not nearly as prolific today. Most US...
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Crime Scene Response: The Call Out
This will be the first in a series of posts on how CSIs respond to and investigate crime scenes. I hope that these posts will give you a little insight to the process which may help you in developing...
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The Autopsy Part 2: The Internal Exam
There has been a lot of interest in how autopsies are performed. Frankly, it’s not something most people experience (in life that is). So I thought it would be informative to give you a little peak...
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