Jane McCrea was a Loyalist who was killed and scalped during the American Revolution on the way to meet her fiancé in a British camp. According to the most widely accepted account of her death, Jane was murdered by Wyandot… Read More ›
Forensic Anthropology
The morbid history of Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School was founded by Dr. John Warren on September 19, 1782 making it the third oldest medical school in the U.S. The alumni and faculty at this respected institution have made advances in the field of forensic science… Read More ›
Who put Bella down the Wych Elm?
When a woman is murdered in the prime of her life and her body is left unidentified the story tends to capture the attention of the public because the mystery of her death is compounded by the apparent lack… Read More ›
Posed-Mortems: The unique displays of people who donated their whole bodies to science
In a display case in the South Cloisters at University College London sits the “Auto-Icon” of Jeremy Bentham. Jeremy Bentham (February 15, 1748-June 6, 1832) was a philosopher associated with Utilitarianism-something I had to look up. He was also a… Read More ›
Discovering the pieces of Dr. George Parkman
Every fledgling forensic anthropologist in the U.S. learns about the murder trial of John Webster because of its significance to the history of forensic science. But the trial transcripts are just as fascinating as the facts of the case because they reveal… Read More ›
