Unlocking Crime Scenes: A Beginner's Guide to Forensics 🔍
Love crime stories? Discover how forensic science helps solve mysteries and catch criminals in this engaging episode of SciShow!

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Do you enjoy crime shows and murder podcasts? If so, forensics may be for you!
In this episode of SciShow, we’re going to investigate a murder using forensics, which is the science of criminal law -- but the truth is, it's a little different than what you see on TV. Let's go!
Hosted by: Michael Aranda
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In this episode of SciShow, we’re going to investigate a murder using forensics, which is the science of criminal law -- but the truth is, it's a little different than what you see on TV. Let's go!
Hosted by: Michael Aranda
----------
Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them! Shout out to Justin Ove, Justin Lentz, David Campos, Chris Peters, and Fatima Iqbal.
----------
Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow
Or help support us by becoming our patron on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/scishow
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Sources:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/04/fbi-plans-have-52-million-photos-its-ngi-face-recognition-database-next-year
http://www.alternet.org/story/153664/5_things_you_should_know_about_the_fbi's_massive_new_biometric_database
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/13/us/facial-recognition-software-moves-from-overseas-wars-to-local-police.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/15/opinion/how-the-fbi-uses-facial-recognition-analysis.html?_r=2
http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/8/5982727/face-wreck-how-advanced-tech-comes-up-short-for-police
http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/genetic/dna-evidence.htm
http://www.scientific.org/tutorials/articles/riley/riley.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/0/20205874
http://www.mlo-online.com/articles/201404/str-typing-method-and-applications.php
http://www.cstl.nist.gov/strbase/pub_pres/Butler_BiotechniquesSuppl_Oct2007.pdf
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/high-tech-gadgets/facial-recognition1.htm
http://www.mitchpileggi.net/Deep_Background/resources/forensics/bodies.htm
https://books.google.com/books?id=adKcM055ERoC&pg=PT265
http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/biology/b103/f02/web2/wcarroll.html
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/43078/stop-believing-tvs-lies-the-real-truth-about-enhancing-images/
http://nzic.org.nz/ChemProcesses/biotech/12A.pdf
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