Year: 2024

Is familial DNA profiling a revolutionary breakthrough in cold-case resolution, or a quiet erosion of Fourth Amendment protections that transforms every relative into an unwitting informant? In this episode of The Science of Murder, we step up to the bench to analyze how advanced genetic genealogy, open-source databases, and

Is DNA the indisputable biological gold standard of forensic telemetry, or an evolving probabilistic model navigating the friction between individual liberty and systemic dragnet surveillance? In our third episode of The Science of Murder, we step up to the bench to analyze the evolution of biological markers—tracing the journey

Is microscopic physical contact an inescapable telemetry log, or can human error and procedural overreach corrupt the silent witness of trace evidence? In our second episode of The Science of Murder, we step up to the bench to analyze Locard’s Exchange Principle—the foundational law that every contact leaves a

Is forensic crime scene analysis an innate, deductive gift, or a meticulously engineered discipline built on the backs of unyielding clinical standards? In our premiere episode of The Science of Murder, we step up to the bench to analyze the life, fortune, and forensic legacy of Frances Glessner Lee—the

A trailer for the new podcast, The Science of Murder, where we discuss the villainous, viscous, and savage murderers and fiends of history and the sciences we have developed to stop them. Come along to learn about The Science of Murder and see which lessons you take to heart.

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