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The Science Seminar Series: October 28, 2004
Forensic Entomology: Dead Pigs, Lead Pipes, and Peanut Butter
Dr. Jeffery K. Tomberlin, Ph.D.
Department of Entomology
Texas A&M University
Place: Powell Hall
Time: 4:00 -5:00pm
Dr. Tomberlin will be presenting on the use of insects as evidence in criminal investigations. Primarily, he will be speaking on death scene investigations and the maggots that are associated with human remains. Although maggots and other insects found on a corpse are considered repulsive, they harbor tremendous potential for determining information about the deceased, such as when the person died, what they died from, who killed them, and where the crime took place. Please join us for this ghoulish Halloween treat! Paper bags provided for those with sensitive stomachs.