True Crimes: Bugs catch killer | The Science of Crime | Full Documentary

How can insects help solve murders?

With over one million known species, insects are the largest group of animals on our planet. A teaspoonful of soil sample contains more organisms than humans on earth. Insects and soil samples play a crucial role in successfully solving a murder. The work of entomologist Jens Amendt and soil forensic scientist Lorna Dawson is needed to solve the murder of a woman in Rhineland-Palatinate and a murdered nurse in Glasgow.

So how can the insects help scientists to find the murderer?

Watch the full documentary to find out and learn more about forensics.

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Forensic Entomology: Using Bugs to Solve Crimes

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-23610192
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Chapters
0:00 Maggots can help tell a dead person’s story
10:00 The Bugs That Decompose Bodies and Help Solve Murder
32:00 How insects help to solve murders

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