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Forensic Science
The science of criminal investigation has come a long way since Sherlock Holmes identified blood stains and matched tobacco ashes in "A Study in Scarlet." It's now a high-tech field, one involving every science from anthropology to zoology. Think forensic science is mystery? In this hour of Science Friday, we'll clue you in.
Guests:
Mary Case
Chief Medical Examiner, St. Louis County
Co-Director, Division of Forensic and Environmental Pathology
St. Louis University
St. Louis, Missouri
Jay Siegal
Professor of Forensic Science
Assistant Director, School of Criminal Justice
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
Neal Haskell
Forensic Entomologist
Research Associate, University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana
Robert Ressler
Director
Forensic Behavioral Services
Spotsylvania, Virginia
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