Welcome to our weekly discussion thread about forensic science! Forensic Scientists and Professionals! What's going on this week? Use any of the following as a prompt if you need to What do you do? What kind of work are you doing? Are you doing any new kinds of analyses? What is your work week like? Do you have crazy stories from the field/lab? Tell us! Remember! Don't reveal identifying info on decedents or victims. Change names or use nicknames if you must. Students! How's school? Use any one of the following as a prompt if you need to What degree are you pursuing? What are you learning ..read more

Hello there! I have to make a PowerPoint for my Biology class and I wanted to cover the biology of forensics. I have some ideas of things to cover, such as decomposition times, forensic entomology, wound ballistics, gel electrophoresis, skeletal analysis and fingerprinting, but I was wondering if there were any other topics I should look into covering as it relates to biology in forensics? Thank you in advance for any suggestions you can provide! submitted by /u/UseOnceandDestroy27 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

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After 14 months I’m hoping that this means we are 1 step closer to justice. So, after about 5 months of waiting the phone analysis is finally done, and they just have to look over the information provided. How long does this portion of the investigation generally take? I’m not sure what more they can possibly do short of having an eyewitness come forward, all of the evidence they have has now been processed. submitted by /u/enchantress954 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Title says it all. She researched TSD of bloodstains using colorimetric analysis. Can’t wait to watch her blossom into a forensic professional. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/su-forensic-and-national-security-sciences-institute-157a7096_forensics-researchprojects-ugcPost-7188582950244921347-_XIo?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios submitted by /u/ProfessionalOnly7918 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

My 91 year old great-aunt was found dead in her home on 19th April. The police entered her apartment in central Madrid because the neighbours called them about a smell coming from her apartment. The report says it wasn't possible to identify her physically, and so they need a family member (her sister, my other aunt) to formally identify her. I found this odd, because they already know it's her, they called another aunt who lives in Chile and let her know today. They sent a report saying she had been dead for month(s) and someone mentioned that she'd died of a heart attack, although I couldn ..read more

Hello I want to become a detective. One of the criteria is forensic science. Learning about it I found out that there is forensic biology and forensic chemistry which one would suit my needs of becoming a detective? submitted by /u/Business_Director096 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

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Title. I learned about GCMS in my high school forensics class and I have a chicken place whose seasoning is fire, but we cant seem to replicate it. I know it's typically used for more homogenous substances, but if I found someone who would even test it, could it figure out the ingredients? submitted by /u/Sesemebun [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hello, I'm currently finishing up a graduate degree that would qualify me to work as a senior forensic DNA analyst for the city I live in. As the city is historically known for both high crime and corruption in multiple levels of government and policing, my partner has concerns about me applying and that there could possibly be a scenario where there would be harmful consequences from criminals or law enforcement if I didnt process results to someone's liking. Has anyone who worked in forensic DNA heard about something like this happening before? Has anyone heard rumors or faced threats or pr ..read more