How Can Science Help Us to Solve Crimes?

HAPPY FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO SOLVE IT! FOR KIDS Thank you all for listening, commenting, and liking our podcast for the last FIVE years! We are celebrating our anniversary all this month. We are thrilled to showcase our listeners favorite episodes. That's right! These are the p ... Show More

HAPPY FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO SOLVE IT! FOR KIDS Thank you all for listening, commenting, and liking our podcast for the last FIVE years! We are celebrating our anniversary all this month. Take a listen to Jeff's five favorite episodes. Episode 63 How do scientists listen to bla ... Show More

* HAPPY FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO SOLVE IT! FOR KIDS* Thank you all for listening, commenting, and liking our podcast for the last FIVE years! We are celebrating our anniversary all this month. First, we have clips from Jennifer's five favorite episodes. Episode 82 How do you make ... Show More

Dr Sheila Willis is a forensic scientist who was Director General of Forensic Science Ireland for many years.She has spent her life using science to help solve cases, working on crime scenes and then analysing material in the lab, and presenting scientific evidence in court.It’s ... Show More

DNA has become the gold standard in forensic investigation. As its use is increasing, so is our understanding of its limitations.   Jae Gerhard is the principal forensic scientist at Independent Forensic Services. Starting out as a forensic scientist at the Australian Federal Pol ... Show More

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientists with science news, stories & analysis. 

Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team look at the latest science news. Including an enormous black hole defying our existing laws of physics, and what DNA analysis is revealing about the inhabitants of Pompeii.Plus, an in-depth look at whether smartphones can harm children' ... Show More

April 25 marks National DNA Day in the US, and if you’ve been following true crime stories for a while you know how important DNA can be for solving even the most complicated of cases. In this episode, we’re exploring the first murder case ever solved using DNA analysis, and how ... Show More

Major forensics failures in a government-run laboratory seriously compromised the police investigation into Shandee’s murder, one of Australia’s most respected DNA experts finds. After months examining the case for Shandee’s Story, forensic biologist Dr Kirsty Wright is convinced ... Show More

The Golden State Killer committed at least 13 murders, 50 rapes, and 120 burglaries during the 70s and 80s, and eluded law enforcement for 32 years. On April 24, 2018, Joseph DeAngelo was arrested. But what tips the scales and makes the difference in finally solving these types o ... Show More

When Rex Heuermann was arrested in connection with the Gilgo 4 murders, Suffolk County Law Enforcement explained how DNA corroborated evidence they'd gathered along Ocean Parkway. One important distinction, in comparison with some cases, was the use of mitochondrial DNA which dif ... Show More

Science is supposed to be an unbiased way to uncover nature’s secrets. Through blinded experiments, rigorous peer review and replication—we’ve been told that by using the scientific method we’ll find trustworthy facts. But, with many scientific findings largely regarded as ‘wrong ... Show More