A New Forensic Resource Website for Writers!
I was just informed about a new resource site for basic information about the forensic sciences. I’ve looked it over a bit and it seems well done. I think the real benefit will be for those...
View ArticleInterview with a Forensic Botanist: Dr. Jane Bock
Dr. Jane Bock is a forensic botanist and researcher from Colorado affiliated with a number of professional organizations. She has been conducting field research for over four decades and has received...
View ArticleInterview with Forensic Geologist Jim Reed
I have a special treat for you today F4F readers. Jim Reed is currently the Director of Research & Development for RockWare Incorporated, a geological software company based in Golden, Colorado...
View ArticleHidden Paths to Hidden Worlds
I love being out in the woods. I don’t mind walking established trails but it takes no convincing to get me “off trail”. One of the reasons I love getting off the beaten path is that I get to see...
View ArticleAn Experiment in Observation
The art of observation is critical to every CSI. We have to be able to see things that others can not. Contrary to popular opinion we don’t always “see” everything that we see. To steal an example from...
View ArticleIntroducing the M-Vac DNA Vacuum
I love introducing you to cutting edge technologies that may turn your reader’s heads and make them turn the page. Forensics has never been a stagnant science. Dozens of researchers are pushing...
View ArticleStringing Bloodstains: The Old School Method
Today I’ve been invited to share a post at Writing With the Top Down BLOG on this method of determining the three dimensional area of origin in bloodstain pattern analysis. I’d love it if you could...
View ArticleLaser Mapping a Crime Scene
I have been a bit AWOL lately. Every now and then I need a vacation and this last one turned out to be quite a little adventure. So today I thought it would be interesting to talk about the next...
View ArticleEver Wondered if an AK-47 Will Fire Underwater?
I’m a sucker for these types of videos and I figured a few of you might be too. Some people question whether a gun will fire under water and what the effects might be. As you’ll see in the below...
View ArticleUsing Your Smart Phone for Metal Detection
Searching a stream with a modern metal detector First, let me apologize for being absent of late. Between promoting my new novel Bloodlines and writing the third book of the trilogy I’ve been neck deep...
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