John and Sally Sweek, a young married couple living in east Dallas, were known by friends—a lively party crowd—to sell cocaine out of their apartment. Two of those friends found their bodies there in ...

Former police officer turned crime novelist and BBC screenwriter McCrery (Tooth and Claw) delves into the bloody origins of modern forensic science, looking back at key figures and important ...

Prof. Trais Pearson contributed a chapter to a new edited volume on the global history of forensic science and medicine. The volume, titled Global Forensic Cultures: Making Facts and Justice in the ...

Frances Glessner Lee discovered her true calling later in life. An heiress without formal schooling, she was in her 50s when ...

On this day, March 25, in 1878, Frances Glessner Lee, a millionaire heiress who revolutionized the study of crime scene investigation, was born. Lee, raised on Sherlock Holmes tales, founded Harvard’s ...

This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here. On February 12, 1981 ...

The Saint Louis University Forensic Science program offers courses with hands-on learning opportunities. FRSC 2600 - Survey of Forensic Science 3 credits Students learn scientific methodology, its ...