Category Archives: Forensic

Take a Walk Through a Body Farm

Posted on August 30, 2012 by jchasenovelist

Today’s post is not for the squeamish or faint of heart. I find the scientific research into decomposition fascinating. I originally posted this article more than a year ago and have received so many comments and questions about it, so I … Continue reading →

Posted in Forensic | Tagged body farm, chain of events of a crime, crime, crime scene investigation, crime thriller, dark mind, decomposing body, decomposition process, emily stone series, forensics, how to write a novel, jennifer chase author, writing research | 15 Comments

DNA Offers Lead in Child Murders from Thirty-Five Years Ago

Posted on July 20, 2012 by jchasenovelist

In yet another instance of our amazing members of law enforcement never giving up on bringing predators to justice, there is a new break in the killings of four children in Michigan thirty-five years ago. The story is one that … Continue reading →

Posted in crime, Forensic | Tagged award winning author and criminologist jennifer chase, child murders, cold case, crime, DNA, emily stone thriller, forensics, kidnapping oakland county, murder investigation, thriller | 3 Comments

“A” is for Forensics?

Posted on July 19, 2012 by jchasenovelist

While conducting research for my current novel DEAD BURN, I realized that there are some very interesting forensic facts that may or may not be widely known to most people. I have physical notebooks and online file folders filled with … Continue reading →

Posted in Forensic, Writing | Tagged abo blood groups, accidental characteristics, adipocere, algor mortis, author jennifer chase, crime fiction, dark mind, emily ston series, forensics, novel research | 14 Comments

Teardrop Rapist Appears to Have Struck Again

Posted on July 2, 2012 by jchasenovelist

Several months ago, the Los Angeles Police Department released nine composite sketches that had been made of the “Teardrop Rapist,” a man who is wanted in connection with more than thirty sexual assaults. At the time the LAPD held a … Continue reading →

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Funeral Director Finds Evidence Missed by Investigators

Posted on June 25, 2012 by jchasenovelist

You expect that investigators who are called to the home of a dead woman will be able to determine whether or not this person simply died of natural causes or was murdered. In most instances, the clues surrounding a homicide … Continue reading →

Posted in crime, Forensic | Tagged author jennifer chase, crime thriller, dark mind, emily stone series, evidence, forensics, funeral director finds, Geraldine Cherry, Kathleen McEwan, murder investigation, novelist | 4 Comments

Heating up with Arson Investigations

Posted on June 18, 2012 by jchasenovelist

I’ve been immersed with various aspects of forensic research and writing my next Emily Stone Thriller – Dead Burn. Some writers find research tedious, boring, and even burdensome. I love research! I like to find special tidbits of information that … Continue reading →

Posted in Criminology, Forensic | Tagged arson, arson investigation, behavioral evidence, california department of justice, crime fiction, crime thriller, dark mind, dead burn, emily stone series, forensics, jennifer chase author, thriller, victimology | 1 Comment

Unwanted Body of Killer is Donated to Education

Posted on June 11, 2012 by jchasenovelist

Most of you are probably familiar with the horrible events that took place earlier this year in Tennessee, when a man named Adam Mayes killed Jo Ann Bain and her fourteen-year-old daughter and then abducted Bain’s two younger girls. He … Continue reading →