Drug overdose vs. pre-existing health problems: Physicians disagree
According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office, actress Brittany Murphy’s cause of death was pneumonia and her death was ruled accidental. Her family stated that she had flu-like symptoms and that she was taking prescription medication. The combination of her health condition, anemia and prescription drugs played a role in Brittany’s death.
Rumors spread about the star’s death being related to some kind of prescription medication abuse or that maybe she was medicated by someone. ...
Drug overdose vs. pre-existing health problems: Physicians disagree
According to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office, actress Brittany Murphy’s cause of death was pneumonia and her death was ruled accidental. Her family stated that she had flu-like symptoms and that she was taking prescription medication. The combination of her health condition, anemia and prescription drugs played a role in Brittany’s death.
Rumors spread about the star’s death being related to some kind of prescription medication abuse or that maybe she was medicated by someone. ...
Thirty-six years ago, on September 11, 1973, Augusto Pinochet ascended to power in Chile in a military coup. Within days, thousands of citizens were arrested, tortured and summarily executed. A Chilean folk singer named Victor Jara, was held prisoner in Santiago’s soccer stadium, a place used as a detention and torture center.
According to the testimony of the army conscript Jose Paredes, a sub-lieutenant fired a bullet into the singer’s head while playing Russian roulette and then he and another soldier were ordered to “finish the job by firing into Jara’s ...
Thirty-six years ago, on September 11, 1973, Augusto Pinochet ascended to power in Chile in a military coup. Within days, thousands of citizens were arrested, tortured and summarily executed. A Chilean folk singer named Victor Jara, was held prisoner in Santiago’s soccer stadium, a place used as a detention and torture center.
According to the testimony of the army conscript Jose Paredes, a sub-lieutenant fired a bullet into the singer’s head while playing Russian roulette and then he and another soldier were ordered to “finish the job by firing into Jara’s ...
Real CSI work
I want to congratulate a number of people who have been responsible for an outstanding job. A group of agents from the Royan Canadian Mounted Police, Toronto Police Services, Belfast Police Department, Maine State Police, and the New York Office of the FBI were able to rescue a couple of girls after a painstaking investigation.
A well deserved thank you for a job well done to all these anonymous people.
Here’s the story, from the FBI website:
TWO SISTERS RESCUED
Through a Unique Set of Clues
The pornographic images spotted online by Canadian authorities in 2007 were
Real CSI work
I want to congratulate a number of people who have been responsible for an outstanding job. A group of agents from the Royan Canadian Mounted Police, Toronto Police Services, Belfast Police Department, Maine State Police, and the New York Office of the FBI were able to rescue a couple of girls after a painstaking investigation.
A well deserved thank you for a job well done to all these anonymous people.
Here’s the story, from the FBI website:
TWO SISTERS RESCUED
Through a Unique Set of Clues
The pornographic images spotted online by Canadian authorities in 2007 were
This Blog is pleased to offer congratulations to all our Fall 2009 graduates!! Press here for more information
Also, we would like to wish everyone who visits the site a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Forensic Science Blog Team.
May everyione enjoy the festivities and have a great
This Blog is pleased to offer congratulations to all our Fall 2009 graduates!! Press here for more information
Also, we would like to wish everyone who visits the site a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Forensic Science Blog Team.
May everyione enjoy the festivities and have a great
Memory, eyewitnesses and facial recognition: the underlying complexity of memory as a cognitive process.
There are many forms of memory and our memory plays tricks on us. Memory is an organism’s ability to store, retain, and recall information. But… how do we remember? What are the major reasons why we forget? How do people recognize faces?
There are three major processes involved in memory: encoding, storage and retrieval. Memory is frequently changed by what people previously knew or experienced. An event or initial perception comes into the sensory memory where it is stored ...
Memory, eyewitnesses and facial recognition: the underlying complexity of memory as a cognitive process.
There are many forms of memory and our memory plays tricks on us. Memory is an organism’s ability to store, retain, and recall information. But… how do we remember? What are the major reasons why we forget? How do people recognize faces?
There are three major processes involved in memory: encoding, storage and retrieval. Memory is frequently changed by what people previously knew or experienced. An event or initial perception comes into the sensory memory where it is stored ...
DNA technology is probably one of the most exciting things in forensic science today. DNA studies have focused on vertebrates, plants and microbes. However, DNA based technologies in the entomological field have become a key area of research in the recent years.
Forensic entomology is the application of insect science to legal and criminal proceedings. Genotyping procedures have been mostly directed to the identification of forensically important specimens, most often used to estimate the time of death (PMI), or in some cases, to determine the general location of a murder. Insects can be
DNA technology is probably one of the most exciting things in forensic science today. DNA studies have focused on vertebrates, plants and microbes. However, DNA based technologies in the entomological field have become a key area of research in the recent years.
Forensic entomology is the application of insect science to legal and criminal proceedings. Genotyping procedures have been mostly directed to the identification of forensically important specimens, most often used to estimate the time of death (PMI), or in some cases, to determine the general location of a murder. Insects can be
Since the February release of the National Academy of Sciences report on the state of forensic science, it is well known that forensic labs need better funding, should be accredited, and scientists should be certified. The following article is from NPR News and is a good example of the NAS report. Your comments matter! Thanks to Dave Khey for sending the article.
In Milwaukee, police say a mislabeled DNA sample made it possible for a suspected serial killer to avoid arrest for more than a decade.
The man — now charged with seven murders — might have been arrested before some of ...
Since the February release of the National Academy of Sciences report on the state of forensic science, it is well known that forensic labs need better funding, should be accredited, and scientists should be certified. The following article is from NPR News and is a good example of the NAS report. Your comments matter! Thanks to Dave Khey for sending the article.
In Milwaukee, police say a mislabeled DNA sample made it possible for a suspected serial killer to avoid arrest for more than a decade.
The man — now charged with seven murders — might have been arrested before some of ...
I wanted to share this information to those reading this blog as I thought this is quite important.
Computer Forensics is still a rather new discipline in computer security and is a rapidly growing subject. The need to develop standards, frameworks, and curricula for degree programs based on actual needs of criminal investigation is underlined here.
ASTM International
Release date: September 25, 2009
W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., September 25, 2009-While the use of digital evidence is fairly common in contemporary criminal investigation, there are still relatively few degree programs in computer ...
I wanted to share this information to those reading this blog as I thought this is quite important.
Computer Forensics is still a rather new discipline in computer security and is a rapidly growing subject. The need to develop standards, frameworks, and curricula for degree programs based on actual needs of criminal investigation is underlined here.
ASTM International
Release date: September 25, 2009
W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., September 25, 2009-While the use of digital evidence is fairly common in contemporary criminal investigation, there are still relatively few degree programs in computer ...
