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• Is Fingerprint Analysis Becoming More Automated?

  

  Each person possesses their own unique fingerprint pattern. No two prints have ever been found to be the same. This includes identical twins, who have the same... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• IT’S ALL IN THE STORY, a Short Story Anthology From the SCWA: Details and Events

  

  IT'S ALL IN THE STORY A Short Story Anthology From the Southern California Writers Association (SCWA) DP Lyle, Editor and Contributor Release date:... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• What Killed the Aztecs? Lessons From Typhoid Mary.

  

  History tells us that in 1519 Hernando Cortes reached the shores of Mexico where he encountered the Aztecs. It has been estimated that around 25 million Aztecs... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Beware: Health Food Can Kill You

  

  Aconite, also known as monkshood or wolfsbane, is beautiful and looks harmless. Not true. It's a deadly poison. When ingested, it has potentially deadly... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Bugging Your DNA

  

  Everybody hates mosquitoes. They irritate, they bite, and they carry disease. In fact they are likely the most deadly creature on Earth since they spread malari... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Holmes, Thorndyke, Locard, Gross, and the Modern CSI

  

  There are no bigger names in the history and development of modern crime scene investigation than French investigator Edmond Locard and his Austrian... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• DNA Solves the 80-Year-Old Death of Belgium’s King Albert I

  

  Belgium's King Albert I was found dead on February 17, 1934. The experienced rock climber was found at the base of a large formation with a gash to his head.... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Peanut Butter Can Kill You

  

  Peanut butter can be deadly. If you're allergic to peanuts. Our immune system protects us from all sorts of bad things - - bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Our... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• In the 1800s, Wagon Train Travel Could Be Deadly

  

  Many brave souls headed West during the 1800's, often by wagon train. They fought weather, disease, starvation, hostile folks of all types, and potentially... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• The Queen of Poisons and The Marsh Test

  

  Arsenic has, over the centuries, garnered many colorful names. It was called the "queen of poisons" because it was so readily available, easy to use, highly... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2017 MEDICINE

• What If?: A Writer’s First and Most Important Question

  

  Every author has been asked: Where do you get your ideas? The short answer is: Everywhere. Something you see or read germinates an idea and a story unfolds.... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Luminol and A Malarial Drug Team Up to Find Hidden Blood

  

  Sometimes blood shed at a crime scene is easily visible but at other times less so. Maybe it's a very small amount, or perhaps soaked into a patterned carpet, o... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• DEEP SIX Nominated for the Shamus Award

  

  I am so honored and pleasantly surprised by this nomination. Congratulations to all my fellow nominees. Here they are: PRIVATE EYE WRITERS OF AMERICA SHAMUS... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Is Truly Autonomous Robotic Surgery Far Off?

  

  You've probably heard of robotic surgery. Sure sounds cool and very much like Star Trek. I mean, Bones could do this in his sleep. Right? But robotic surgery... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Webinar: What Were They Thinking? The Planning of the Perfect Murder

  

  Join me for a fun Webinar hosted by Sister in Crime-Atlanta on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time. You must be a member of that chapter... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• How Old Is That Fingerprint?

  

  Fingerprints are useful forensic science tools. They've been so for over 100 years. Mainly, it's the pattern of the ridges on the fingertips that supply the... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• The World’s First Homicide?

  

  No one knows for sure when the world's first homicide took place - - other than Cain and Abel, that is. But it just might have happened 43,000 years ago in... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Jake Longly Series News

  

  Just got two new covers for my Jake Longly series from Oceanview. A-LIST is the next in the series and will be out 12-12-17. DEEP SIX, the first Jake Longly... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2017 CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Can Your Pacemaker Snitch On You?

  

  Don't you just hate it when your pacemaker snitches on you? I mean, apparently all you wanted to do was burn down your house and collect the insurance money... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Chemical Assassinations: A Sordid History

  

  Using chemicals for murder is not a new concept. It's been around for many centuries. Socrates was killed with hemlock, and arsenic became so popular that it wa... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2017 SOCIETY