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 [...]
The National Academy of Sciences recently released a report (see this NPR story) citing some incendiary and serious concerns about the state of “forensic science” in the United States.
In recent e-mail communication, this comment was made by one of our faculty:
“Much of what is said in the NPR report reflects what the National Research Council [...]
This story was passed on to me recently: Police Identify Victim with Forensic Sculptor
About 5 years ago, I attended my first American Academy of Forensic Sciences annual conference and picked up a text on Forensic Art. This mixture of science, artistic ability, and incredible aptitude for the human form always amazed me - especially when [...]
This headline just hit this morning:
NY Times “Exoneration Using DNA Brings Change in Legal System”
More of what we already know, but it’s good to see encouraging words in print.
Earlier today, a college student was arrested for disturbing the peace at Sen. John Kerry’s town meeting at the University of Florida. During the arrest event, the University of Florida Police Department (UFPD) officers utilized taser technology to restrain the student.
The fallout seems to be impending as the word spreads across campus and some [...]
Soft tissue decomposition formula that expounds and
elucidates
...Y=1285/X...
A rough estimate of putrefactive progression to
stalwartly vaticinate
...Y=1285/X...
Where Y is the number of days to become completely
skeletonized
...Y=1285/X...
And X is the average centigrade temperature with which
to surmise
...Y=1285/X...
Tags: Uncategorized, Y1285-X
...Alphabetic diagram...
...Of the gross exam...
Medical examiners are detectives, who forensically
sift through a body of evidence
It's rarely simple, as you can see...the organs are on
the inside
We open up the corpse to find the clues that point to
an explanation that might make sense
Let's crack the cadaver open for a little peek and
document what we find...
...With scalpel in [...]
Carbonized extremities cooked and charred
Burst organs jellified simmering in boiling lard
Smoking slab of blackened burnt meat
Scent of immolation, sickeningly sweet...
Horrifying corpses posed by flame
Muscles constricted, melted, and maimed
Postures assumed from the singing heat
Posthumous pugilistic athletes...
Muscle fiber twisted, gnarled, and hard
Scorched arms in a feeble boxer's guard
Superheated flesh chips excoriate and flake
From this repulsive side of [...]
Extravasated hemoglobular vitality
Vascular death, hematological finale
The postmortem settling of blood called lividity
A fascinating aspect of PMI morbidity...
Capillary beds...
Are sodden red...
Coagulants unglued...
Bruised black and blue...
Hypostasis, fixed and bruised
Blanched extremities a purplish hue
Sticky quagmire of darkened goo
The cadaver's posterior grumously imbrued...
Paludal mess...
Blood-tattoo compress...
Maroon patterns in flesh...
Rot's cruel caress...
The unmistakable gravitational pull after the
cessation of breath
The tiny red [...]
