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Last Answer on July 21, 2022

A Man is found dead near rail track falling from a train. Can a forensic expert say whether he jumped or accidentally fell or pushed by somebody from train?

Asked by Maria Rose over 5 years ago

I see that on TV all the time but I have a hard time believing it. But I don't know personally. Sorry!

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Have you ever made a arrest?

Asked by Shelby almost 6 years ago

I'm a civilian employee, not a sworn officer, so no.

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Assume a swimming pool on a yacht was filled with regular tap water and chlorine. A person drowns in the pool. The body is dumped over board and found within hours. Could lung water be tested chemically to help discern the true facts?

Asked by PT O'Neil over 6 years ago

As far as I know that is possible. Whether a medical examiner’s office would actually test the water in the lungs in a case of apparent drowning is another matter. There is also the possibility of ‘dry-drowning’ in which the throat closes and no water gets in the lungs. A pathologist told me once that drowning is sort of a ‘negative diagnosis’ in that, if no other cause of death presents itself and the person is found in water, then drowning is assumed. Sorry I can’t be more help!

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How anonymous are people really on the dark, deep, and even on the regular internet? What about websites where people talk about bad things they have, doing, or going to do without signing up or anything?

Asked by Dan over 5 years ago

I'm sorry, but I have no idea. I don't work in digital forensics.

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Do you ever go through computers and what’s the weirdest thing you have found? Do you run through everything? And do you ever find things that most people think would be gone

Asked by Dillon almost 6 years ago

I do not, as I'm not trained in digital forensics. But my coworker who is says that many many times, what people think is deleted is not really deleted.

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Can I ask you some questions for my novel? I need some things fact-checked. Probably too long to write on here.

Asked by Paula almost 6 years ago

Sure! Email me at Lisa-black@live.com.

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Hi Miss, I'm a student from Australia conducting a Research Project and my question is 'how have forensic methods evolved through the last 40 years to improve the rates of crimes solved'. As a professional, would you be able to elaborate on this?

Asked by Kate Flynn over 6 years ago

Wow, that's an extremely broad question. I don't know if the rates of crimes solved have been increased greatly--perhaps in some crimes like rape or murder but perhaps not in other crimes like burglary and theft. But certainly the biggest advances in forensics have been DNA and the connectedness of fingerprint databases. Less specific but perfectly valid analyses like pollen, soil, and other trace evidence examination have gone by the wayside. And digital analyses such as the downloading of cell phones and personal computers are helping solve crimes more and more, but then people didn't have cell phones or personal computers 40 years ago so I'm not sure that counts!

I hope that helps!

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A Man is found dead near rail track falling from a train. Can a forensic expert say whether he jumped or accidentally fell or pushed by somebody from train?

Have you ever made a arrest?

So you wanna be a Forensic Scientist?

Assume a swimming pool on a yacht was filled with regular tap water and chlorine. A person drowns in the pool. The body is dumped over board and found within hours. Could lung water be tested chemically to help discern the true facts?

How anonymous are people really on the dark, deep, and even on the regular internet? What about websites where people talk about bad things they have, doing, or going to do without signing up or anything?

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Do you ever go through computers and what’s the weirdest thing you have found? Do you run through everything? And do you ever find things that most people think would be gone

Can I ask you some questions for my novel? I need some things fact-checked. Probably too long to write on here.

Hi Miss, I'm a student from Australia conducting a Research Project and my question is 'how have forensic methods evolved through the last 40 years to improve the rates of crimes solved'. As a professional, would you be able to elaborate on this?

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Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

A Man is found dead near rail track falling from a train. Can a forensic expert say whether he jumped or accidentally fell or pushed by somebody from train?

Have you ever made a arrest?

So you wanna be a Forensic Scientist?

Assume a swimming pool on a yacht was filled with regular tap water and chlorine. A person drowns in the pool. The body is dumped over board and found within hours. Could lung water be tested chemically to help discern the true facts?

How anonymous are people really on the dark, deep, and even on the regular internet? What about websites where people talk about bad things they have, doing, or going to do without signing up or anything?

Also on Jobstr...

Do you ever go through computers and what’s the weirdest thing you have found? Do you run through everything? And do you ever find things that most people think would be gone

Can I ask you some questions for my novel? I need some things fact-checked. Probably too long to write on here.

Hi Miss, I'm a student from Australia conducting a Research Project and my question is 'how have forensic methods evolved through the last 40 years to improve the rates of crimes solved'. As a professional, would you be able to elaborate on this?

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