Forensic Science

Crime Podcast Recommendations Based On TV Characters

If you've been fascinated by some of the jobs of your favourite TV characters, we've rounded up a few podcast…

11 months ago

Episodes Of Crime Insiders: Forensics You Might Have Missed

It's been a fascinating first year for Crime Insiders: Forensics, from analysing the letters written by The Unabomber to convicting…

11 months ago

How A Unique Carpet Caught A Killer

Microscopic fibres can be just as critical to solving a case as evidence like weapons and bodies. Forensic Science Professor…

11 months ago

Will Police Dogs Be Replaced By Robots To Help Solve Crimes?

Professor Maiken Ueland is part of a team developing new technology to determine smells from bodies and track them, similar…

12 months ago

Investigating Homicide Cases That Involve Arson

When investigating possible arson, evidence can be hard to come by. That's when forensic experts step in. In 1995, Forensic…

1 year ago

How Forensic Dentistry Helped Catch Ivan Milat

Between 1989 and 1992, seven young backpackers went missing while hitchhiking between Sydney and Melbourne. Most were taken in pairs,…

1 year ago

How Homicide Autopsies Work

Professor Jo Glengarry has worked extensively as a first-responding forensics expert on some of Australia's most horrific crimes. On this…

1 year ago

Behind the blood spatter on the Crime Insiders: Forensics Podcast

Our new breakthrough podcast series, Crime Insiders: Forensics, unpacks the work of Australia's most decorated forensic experts, detailing the methods…

1 year ago

How Insects Are Helping Criminals With Their Alibis

How can a maggot tell us time of death? And what does a species of fly have to do with…

1 year ago

What A Post-Mortem Brain Exam Can Tell Us About How Someone Died (Or Lived!)

Dr Linda Iles performs post-mortem brain examinations on people every single day, and what she discovers in these exams is…

1 year ago

These Macabre Dollhouses Changed The Way Crime Scenes Are Investigated

Meet the ‘mother of modern forensic science’ and her dollhouse murder scenes. Forensic scientist Frances Glessner Lee revolutionised the way…

2 years ago

Flesh-Eating Maggots and Rigor Mortis: What Happens When You Die?

Ever wondered what happens when you die? Like why maggots appear and start suckling on your flesh, or how the…

2 years ago