The case of Andrea Yates is well known, both because of the psychiatric aspects of the case and because of the accompanying issues regarding psychiatric testimony. It is illustrative of typical and atypical features related to forensic mental health assessment. Who Was Andrea Yates? Yates was a mother of five children, ranging in age from […]
Case Studies
Casey Anthony- Murderer who Evaded Justice or Innocent?- A Case Study
This case is as chilling as it can get and is also referred to as social media trial of the century. Why? Let’s find out. The trial of this case began three years after the crime and was broadcast live and dominated the news. Casey Anthony stepped into the national spotlight after the suspicious disappearance […]
GFSU Webinars Series 2020 on Various Topics
Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, Institute of Forensic Science is organising a series of Webinars on 31st August , 2020. 1.Webinar on “Preventive Forensics” Speaker: Dr. J. M. Vyas, Hon’ble Director General, Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat Date: 31st August, 2020Time: 12:30 to 1:30 PM-IST Please register through the given link: https://qrgo.page.link/PHXMK 2. Webinar on “Toxicity of […]
The Enrique Camarena Case: A Nightmare For FBI
This case is more than 3 decades old yet is one of the most extensive case ever in the history of FBI. This murder case of Enrique Camarena also provided the plot for a very famous 2018 Netflix series “Narcos: Mexico.“ It is a bit long case study but as I mentioned it is one of […]
Marilyn Sheppard’s Murder Mystery – Case Study
Are you a fan of Harrison Ford? Have you seen his movie ‘The Fugitive’? If not after reading this murder mystery you will definitely watch it. Well, this movie is one of the most notable work of Ford, is inspired rather have striking similarities to this real life murder of Marilyn Shepperd. Let us dive […]
Dr. Coppolino’s Deadly House Calls – A Case Study
This case study has a vibe right out of an “Anurag Kashyap movie”. It has just too many characters, two suspicious deaths occurring years and a thousand miles apart, money, infidelity, undetectable poison, betrayals and groundbreaking science. This is an important case study from forensic perspective, you will get to know at the end. Read […]