Crime Scene Insects (Enhanced DVD)
Product Description:
In the 1930s, it was discovered that insects could play a huge role in solving murders. That's when forensic entomologists learned that dead bodies go through sequential stages of decomposition and that each stage is accompanied by a specific group of insects that inhabit the body. As a result, it was learned that insects found on or near a corpse can reveal a person's time of death, whether a body has been moved, what drugs the person might have taken and other crucial details. In this riveting program, viewers will get an in-depth look at the role of insects in solving two prominent murder cases -- one from 1935 and one from 1997. In both cases, using insects to determine the time of death resulted in the murderers' convictions. In the murder mystery from 1935, two bodies were discovered at the bottom of a Scottish ravine. Thanks to maggots found on the corpses, forensic entomologists were able to determine when the victims were dumped there. In the case from 1997, a woman was found murdered. But because police did not have DNA evidence, they instead looked at insect analysis, specifically the maggots found on the corpse. As a result, the police were able to pinpoint the exact murderer: the victim's husband. In this provocative report, "Crime Scene Insects," viewers will see the importance of insects at crime scenes -- and just how much these bugs have helped to solve prominent murders in history.
Crime Scene Insects (Enhanced DVD)
Crime Scene Insects (Enhanced DVD)
- ISBN: 978-1-61733-530-3
- Run Time: 52 Minutes
- Copyright Date: 2010
- CC
Customer Reviews
Insects that are found near a corpse or on it can show when the person died, whether or not their body was moved, the drugs that the person took, and various other information. This program looks at how insects are used to solve two murder cases, one from 1997 and one from 1935. The case from 1935 involves bodies that were found at the bottom of a ravine in Scotland. Maggots that were seen on the remains helped to determine when the bodies were first brought there, and this was the first time that insects were used during a murder trial in Britain.
In the case from 1997, a clergyman from Germany is suspected for the murder of his wife. The police did not have DNA evidence but relied on using insect analysis. The maggots on the body discredit the clergyman’s alibi and ants that were crushed on his boots put him at the scene of the crime. (52 minutes)
Segments in this video include:
Insects as Witnesses – Insect witnesses are even more reliable than humans, according to one of the world’s top forensic entomologists. Insects were not used for forensics until the 1930s.
Crime Cases and Insects – Approximately 300 different species of insects can be found on human remains to meet, eat and mate. Police collect unidentified body parts and the maggots on them in the 1935 case.
Two Crimes/Two Victims – In 1935, police discover that the killer had detailed knowledge of human anatomy after dismembered body parts are found. In 1997, a missing woman’s body is found in the woods. Her face is destroyed and hacked.
Insects and Corpses – Blowflies are the first insects that land on a dead body. Flies enter the body through openings and lay eggs. The eggs hatch as maggots.
Crime Scene Insects Enhanced DVD ISBN: 978-1-61733-530-3 Run Time: 52 Minutes Copyright Date: 2010 CC
In the case from 1997, a clergyman from Germany is suspected for the murder of his wife. The police did not have DNA evidence but relied on using insect analysis. The maggots on the body discredit the clergyman’s alibi and ants that were crushed on his boots put him at the scene of the crime. (52 minutes)
Segments in this video include:
Crime Scene Insects
Copyright © 2002- Madison Art Shop™ LLC. All Rights Reserved.
