April 2012
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Anonymous asked: Whats your number?
If you’ve asked me a question, I’m not ignoring you. I have several to answer. I’ve just been busy. :)
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Anonymous asked: do you speak any other languages?
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New Technique Developed To Date Forensic Death Based On Corpse Microorganisms
Results of infrared termography of a corpse
ScienceDaily (Mar. 12, 2009) — A group of scientists of the University of Granada has developed a new technique of forensic dating based on thermo-microbiology, which will allow to determine more accurately the time of a death which has not occurred under controlled natural...
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Improving Forensic Death Investigation
The death investigation community searches for solutions for a fragmented system.
In its 2009 report, Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) stated that, “Death investigations in the United States rely on a patchwork of coroners and medical examiners” and that...
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A man trying to steal copper was electrocuted. Copper theft is very common. People turn around and sell the copper for money.
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Would you all be interested in a freebie giveaway? I’d be giving away some forensic/CSI related things. I could probably do a freebie giveaway every couple months. What to you think?
The other part of this might be would you want to know what you will win or have it be a surprise or maybe both?
Even when the dead body is forcefully sunk to the lower depths of the ocean, Psychromonas bacteria can survive and tell scientists how long the body has been in the water. The pressure of the water pushing down on the body does not deter the bacteria from ingesting it
This bone shows sign of bacterial digestion as well as other forms of predation
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National suicide hotline number (US)
1-800-273-TALK
For those in other countries, please feel free to reblog and add numbers for your country
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ramirezdahmerbundy asked: Wow, that's so horrible that an 11-year-old killed themselves :(
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This all happened in the town I was born in and lived in for 7 years. The latest suicide was the son of the president of the local college. He was 18. So sad.
There are no easy answers when young lives are lost.
This year, Lake Forest has had three youths killed by trains — the latest, Edward Schutt, occurred over the weekend. The death of Farid Hussain, 15, has been officially ruled...
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Detailed visualization of the MR-image makes a precise verification of the bullet track within the cerebellum possible.
Searching the bullet track at autopsy in the traditional way using a probe is even more difficult.
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A case of a bicycle/motor vehicle accident with one impact point at the right backside. The MR-image shows the clearly demarcated soaking with blood of the damaged tissue.
The same case at autopsy: The hematoma is not that well distinguished.
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Cross section of the burned trunk showing the air embolism within the right heart chamber and a contusion (injury) of the left lung. Also visible is the stage of charring ( the tissue of the forefront and of both sides is burned away ) and backside is less burned.
Charred body: victim of a vehicle accident and investigation of the corpse that shows a high state of charring.
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Richard Lee Norris is shown before and after the surgery.
A 37-year-old Virginia man injured in a 1997 gun accident has received what University of Maryland physicians say is the most extensive face transplant ever performed.
University of Maryland Medical Center officials announced Tuesday that Richard Lee Norris of Hillsville is recovering well after last week’s surgery and is already...
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Death by hanging: 3D reconstruction of the CT data shows the fracture of the horn of the hyoid bone. The same finding is even more difficult to find at autopsy because of the surrounding tissue.
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"Bizarre" Octopuses Carry Coconuts as Instant... →
Anonymous asked: Why do people run from police? High speed chases are stupid
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Knife wound to the heart: autopsy and MRI finding
Anonymous asked: Fuck the haters. You do an awesome job educating people on science and forensics. I bet that guy is just too stupid to understand any of it and is jealous. I hope he never needs forensic justice in his life
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loki-charms-magikally-delicious asked: THIS STUFF IS DISRESPECTFUL AND FULL OF SATANISM, I HOPE YOU DON'T SUPPORT "FORENSICS".
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One of my favorite cases!
The Shark Arm case refers to a series of incidents that began in Sydney, Australia on 25 April 1935 when a human arm was regurgitated by a captive 3.5-metre tiger shark. The tiger shark had been caught 3 kilometres from the beach suburb of Coogee in mid-April and transferred to the Coogee Aquarium Baths, where it was put on public display. Within a week the fish became...
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