The Forensic Science Geek of the Week The week 19 “www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week” honors goes to Amanda Bynum, Esquire. AMANDA BYNUM, ESQUIRE AMANDA BYNUM, ESQUIRE, www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week! Congratulations to our winner! All hail the www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week!!! About our winner: Amanda Bynum […]
Week 20 www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week!!!
Forensic Science Geek of the Week Forensic Science Geek of the Week Thanks to the combined inspiration of Christine Funk, Esquire and Chuck Ramsay, Esquire, a new twist of this blog is being introduced. A weekly fun forensic science challenge/trivia question. The winner will be affectionately dubbed “www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week.” Rules: […]
Medical Examiners and Autopsy: the irretrievable action
An autopsy is a scary thing for the citizen accused of a homicide. This is due to the fact that performing an autopsy is a horribly destructive act. Once you make an incision, it is there. There is no healing. Once you reflect back the scalp, then it cannot be put back together. Once the […]
SCRAM: Sometimes the truth is a little funny
Sometimes in life things just work out to be way beyond funny…. Alcohol Monitoring Systems, Inc. markets a product they call “Secure Continuous Alcohol Monitoring” (SCRAM and SCRAMx) devices. It is perhaps best known as the Lindsay Lohan court-ordered fashion accessory. Well, it seems that SCRAM has an accessory of its own that could get […]
Week 19 www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week!!!
Forensic Science Geek of the Week Forensic Science Geek of the Week Thanks to the combined inspiration of Christine Funk, Esquire and Chuck Ramsay, Esquire, a new twist of this blog is being introduced. A weekly fun forensic science challenge/trivia question. The winner will be affectionately dubbed “www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week.” Rules: […]
What really is Shaken Baby Syndrome? Is it for real?
I have a daughter. She just turned two. She is the love of my life. She is cute and precious and just absolutely lovable. I cannot imagine what it would be like if she were to die at any age, but especially at this age or younger. I really could not imagine if I or […]
Ballistics and Anthropometry: It’s all about the angles
Continuing with our theme of exposing limitations of previously held forensic science practices, today’s post centers around the applied science of anthropometry and bullet trajectory. The term “ballistics” has a specialized definition in the forensic field. The term is not synonymous with the concepts of toolmark identification. Instead, Ballistics is the science of mechanics that […]
Winner of the www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week Challenge Week 18
We had two correct answers this week. Please keep reading below to see the Honorable mentions who are folks who answered correctly, but were not the first to answer. The Forensic Science Geek of the Week The week 18 “www.TheTruthAboutForensicScience.com Forensic Science Geek of the Week” honors goes to Glen Neeley, Esquire. **Special mention also […]