Posts Tagged ‘forensics’
Murder?! The Maggots Are on It
11, Jun 2010Crime Scene Insects BBC World Service (June 11, 2010) This episode of BBC Documentaries explores forensic entomology: “the investigation of insects recovered from crime scenes and corpses.” Guests include Amoret Whitaker of the Natural History Museum in London, who studies the flies and maggots that congregate on corpses to find clues about the time and [...]
- By: Meg Holle
- In: Death + Biology|Death + Crime
- Tags: animals, anthropology, death and smell, decomposition, forensics, homicide, research
Indigent Burials Are on the Rise Katie Zezima, The New York Times (October 11, 2009) Regular readers of the Death Reference Desk will recognize that the nationwide increase in indigent burials is a significant trend. Since this summer, when Death Ref launched, we have routinely posted articles on the uptick in unclaimed dead bodies under [...]
- By: John
- In: Death + the Economy|Funeral Industry
- Tags: decomposition, forensics, unclaimed bodies, video