University hopes its 'house of horrors' will inspire a new crop of forensic detectives

Set builders at University of Lincoln spent 250 hours painstakingly recreating infamous fictional crime scenes to entice new ...
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The fly detective: Tomberlin’s rise in forensic entomology

Long before Jeff Tomberlin, Ph.D., professor of forensic entomology in the Texas A&M Department of Entomology, helped investigators solve murders with maggots, he was just a kid glued to the TV ...
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Bone Detective: The Story of Forensic Anthropologist Diane France

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Forensic Anthropology

Anthropology is the scientific study of the origin, the behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural development of humans. Forensic anthropologists are trained physical anthropologists who apply ...
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Forensic Pathologists: The Death Detectives

They specialize in determining the causes of sudden, unexpected or violent deaths. But according to the National Academy of Sciences, the U.S. is facing a critical shortage of these professionals.
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Boston detectives used forensic tools to solve 1999 murder case, police say

A dedicated team of Boston detectives used the latest forensic tools to help solve the 1999 murder case of Caryn Bonner, police said Wednesday. A Boston man has been charged with Bonner’s murder.