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• Sleeping Beauty Syndrome: Ever Feel Like You Could Sleep Forever?

  

  Ever feel as if you could lie down, fall asleep, and not get up for days? Maybe after a bad week or some very stressful event? Or maybe work, or writing, has... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT

• Guest Blogger: Katherine Ramsland: Who Killed Nicole?

  

  Who Killed Nicole? Nicole Brown Simpson’s Body at her Bundy Home A serial killer claims credit for the Simpson/Goldman double homicide. Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2012 BOOKS, MEDICINE

• Surgery in Zero Gravity

  

  How do you do surgery in zero gravity?Very carefully. And it helps to have NASA’s latest toy.You’ve probably seen videos of astronauts playing with water in... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2012 BOOKS, HEALTH

• Q and A: Can My Killer Use Botox To Kill?

  

  Q: I have been reading Forensics and Fiction and have decided my killer’s weapon will be injections of botox. Would a full syringe of botox given as a muscle... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2012 BOOKS, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Richard III Found?

  

  Richard III, the last Plantagenet King of England, died on August 22, 1485 during the Battle of Bosworth Field. His death wasn’t a pleasant one. Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Be Careful What You Eat

  

  People eat some fairly odd things. There’s even a medical term for some of these foreign-substance ingestions: Pica. Some people eat their own hair (hair pica)... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2012 HEALTH

• Please Say It Ain’t So

  

  Sociopaths do some very bizarre things. Things that make you scratch your head and say, “What?” And sometimes they do things that absolutely proves their... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2012 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The 7th Woman: Another Great Book From Le French Book

  

  Le French Book’s release of the English translation of THE 7TH WOMAN is your last chance to win a trip to France. There’s no rest for Paris’s top criminal... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2012 BOOKS

• Guest Blogger: Jodie Renner: Essential Characteristics of a Thriller Hero

  

  ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A THRILLER HEROThe hero or heroine of a suspense-thriller, like the protagonist of any popular bestseller, has to be impassioned,... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2012 BOOKS

• ThrillerFest Early Bird Discount Registration Ending 11-30-12

  Don’t miss ThrillerFest 2013 in NY next July. It promises to be another great conference.As will CraftFest. For example, we will open CraftFest on Wednesday... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2012 DESTINATIONS

• Colin Ireland’s Career Path: He Just Wanted To Be a Serial Killer

  

  There are many career choices available. Some make sense, others less so. Colin Ireland is a case in point. He wanted to commit the perfect murder but he also... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2012 MEDICINE, PSYCHOLOGY

• Maggot DNA Identifies Corpse

  

  Corpse identification is as much art as science. Sometimes no ID is possible and at other times creativity is required. In a recent case, where a badly charred... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Another Great Book and Sweepstakes from Le French Book

  

  My friend Anne Trager and the folks at Le French Book are offering a chance to purchase a great book and win a trip to France. Oh Yeah, and a signed first... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Q and A: Can My Killer Hack the Victim’s Implanted Defibrillator and Cause His...

  

  Q: How could a failing ICD kill someone? My idea is for the victim to be an older individual who has this kind of device implanted in him. The killer hacks the... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2012 BOOKS

• Investigating the Johnny Lewis Murder- Suicide

  

  The recent murder of an elderly woman and the possible suicide of actor Johnny Lewis (Sons of Anarchy) smacked of mental illness, drug abuse, or more likely... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2012 CELEB, CURRENT, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Sarah Yarborough Murder: A Cold Case Dating to the Mayflower

  

  Do you know me? On the morning of December 14, 1991, 16-year old Sarah Yarborough of Seattle went to school early. She didn’t want to miss the bus that woud tak... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2012 BOOKS

• Want To Read an Award-winning Book? And Maybe Win a Trip to France?

  

  My friend Anne Trager, founder of Le French Book, has just released the English translation of THE PARIS LAWYER, by Sylvie Granotier, the master of French... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2012 BOOKS

• Electrotactile Stimulation: I Feel You. Sort Of.

  

  Here is a bit of cool technology that might one day help surgeons “feel” their way around inside the body. Rather than simply feeling the physical nature of... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2012 HEALTH, TECH

• Arson, Heart Attacks, and the Manner of Death

  

  Back in May, I discussed the issue of Cause and Manner of death and the two killers who went to trial for murder when their victim died 30 years after the... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2012 BOOKS

• Can Amyl Nitrite Cause Death And If So Would It Appear To Be Natural?

  

  Q: Under what circumstances can poppers (Amyl nitrite) kill a victim so it looks like natural death? If this is not possible in reality, could you provide a... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE