True Forensics

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Anonymous asked: Which friends do you think are the most supportive in your desire to get into this field? I think so many people would be grossed out and not want you to do it.

I don’t have a single friend or family member that isn’t supportive of my pursuit of forensics. Most people I talk to say, “Oh I could never do that!’ or “I don’t know how you do it!” but they are very interested in what I do.  I have a friend or two who are really squeamish, so they don’t like to hear about the gross stuff. My forensic friends and I talk about dead bodies, blood, guts, maggots, flesh eating beetles, and cases we’ve worked at the dinner table. It’s actually really funny sometimes to see where our conversations will go.

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Anonymous asked: how did you get interested in all this forensic stuff?

I’ve always loved science, biology in particular. I’ve always had an interest in law enforcement, too. It was actually when the remains of Caylee Anthony were found when I really decided that this is what I needed to be doing with my life. I looked around for a school with a forensics degree, found one 10 minutes away from my house, applied and got in. I got my second bachelors degree in forensic biology in 2 years, and have never looked back.