Boston College

Prof. Trais Pearson contributed a chapter to Global Forensic Cultures: Making Facts and Justice in the Modern Era

Prof. Trais Pearson contributed a chapter to a new edited volume on the global history of forensic science and medicine. The volume, titled Global Forensic Cultures: Making Facts and Justice in the ...
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Solving mysteries with moss: The history of using tiny plants as forensic evidence

Tiny plants, like moss, are easy to overlook. They're often as small as an eyelash, and they tend to grow on the ground in dark, wet places. But these small plants sometimes turn out to be big clues ...
C&EN

The history of a monumental forensic tool and the ethical debate sparked by wrongful convictions based on trace DNA evidence

A warning to listeners — this episode contains sensitive material surrounding homicide and assault. On November 29th, 2012, a group of men broke into the Silicon Valley mansion of 66 year old investor ...
Forbes

The Biden Administration Must Put The Science Back Into Forensic Science

Movies and TV shows depict dazzling uses of forensic sciences in the courts, but reality itself falls far behind. Keith Allan Harward served 33 years in prison after being convicted of rape and murder ...
thedailytimes

Lecture series continues Feb. 25 with 'History of Forensic Science'

Blount Memorial Senior Services will present "The History of Forensic Science" from 1:30-3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, at the Vienna Coffee House, 212 College St., Maryville, as part of its Lifelong ...