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• Shoeprints on Clothing: A New Forensic Science Technique

  

  Dr. Kevin Farrugia and his fellow scientists at the University of Abertay have developed a new technique for imaging latent (invisible) shoeprints left on... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Q and A: Can My Character Survive An Arrow to the Back Yet Have Long-term Pain?

  

  Q: In my fantasy world, a healthy young man of about twenty-three gets shot in the lumbar portion of the back with an arrow. The physicians manage to remove mos... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Guest Blogger: Karl M McDonald: DNA Testing Methods, Part 2

  

  Forensic Analysis: Mugs, hair and other samplesFrom Bones to CSI, these TV series have fed our curiosity and interest in forensic science. Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2013 BOOKS, MEDICINE

• Guest Blogger: Karl M McDonald: DNA Testing Methods, Part 1

  

  Method used in Forensic Analysis and Crime investigationsCSI and the many other forensic fictions we so often see on TV have spurred an interest in forensic... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Edgar Nominees Include More Forensics and Fiction

  

  MORE FORENSICS FICTION has been nominated for the Edgar Award in the BEST FACT CRIME category. I am honored and humbled. Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Smoothies Are On The Case

  

  I’d bet Roger Taylor never suspected quenching his thirst would land him in jail. It seems that while committing an armed robbery Roger became thirsty and... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Guest Blogger: Dr. Katherine Ramsland: Abuse of a Corpse

  Abuse of CorpseSome people prefer the company of the dead.This article was originally published on November 27, 2012 by Katherine Ramsland in Shadow... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Q and A: Can My Serial Killer Make His Victims Float Face-up?

  Q: My serial killer has predilections that make him want his (female) victims to float face up when they are found. He strangles them and then places them in th... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2013 BOOKS, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• You Did What? Alcohol Is A Dangerous Drug

  

  With New Year’s Eve just days away I think this post might be appropriate. File this under a fraternity prank gone wrong.We’ve all heard stories of college... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Hickock and Smith: Beyond IN COLD BLOOD

  

  Perry Smith (Top) and Dick Hickock Perry Smith and Dick Hickok murdered the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas back in the 1950s. This gruesome killing of four... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2012 BOOKS

• DNA: Chewed Up and Spit Out

  

  Some stories just make you smile.It seems that Gary Raub murdered a 70-year-old woman in 1976 and by now I’m sure thought he had gotten away with it. But the... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Connecticut Massacre Not New, Just Disturbing

  

  Multiple murderers are often classified as Mass, Spree, or Serial Killers. The definitions vary from expert to expert but the general classification is:From... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• RUN TO GROUND Signing Next Saturday in Huntsville, AL

  

  Those of you in the Huntsville, AL area drop by The Coffee Tree next Saturday the 22nd between 8:30 and 11:30 a.m. I’ll be signing RUN TO GROUND and the other... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Drug Smuggling Gets Creative

  

  Marijuana catapults & cocaine hidden in shocking places Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2012 BOOKS, HEALTH, MEDICINE, SCIENCE

• DNA Imaged

  

  Using an Electron Microscope, Enzo di Fabrizio and his team at the University of Genoa have produced the first clear image of the DNA double helix.Very cool. Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2012 BOOKS, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Quacks Are Everywhere and Have Been For a Long Time

  

  One of the things I like about reading the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) is the section on articles published in the Journal 100 years ago. Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, MEDICINE

• Blog Repost: Katherine Ramsland: Self Reflections From Serial Killers

  Self Reflections from Serial KillersA nineteenth-century French pathologist invented criminal autobiographies.Published on November 7, 2012 by Katherine Ramslan... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• A New Small and Fast DNA Analyzer

  

  One question I’m often asked is how long it takes to get a DNA result back from the lab. Currently it can be a few hours though a day or two, at best, is more... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Q and A: Could My Young Roman Girl Estimate the Time a Death Occurred From the...

  

  Q: I’m writing a young-adult novel set in the ancient Roman world. My “detective” is a slave girl without medical training but who has lived on a farm and... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2012 BOOKS, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• RUN TO GROUND, Finalist for the 2012 USA Best Book Award

  

  USA BEST BOOK AWARDS 2012, Thriller/Adventure Category Finalists:Run To Ground by D.P. Lyle Oceanview Publishing 978-1-60809-057-0Shut Your Eyes Tight by John... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE