True Crime in Science - How pollen fibres solved a decades old case

In this episode, we discuss the murder of Christopher Laverack, and how forensic palynology was used to track down his killer decades later. We will then break down how forensic palynology works.

[WasanH]

All the respect to the inspector for his determination to find the criminal after all that time, hope she's finally RIP 😢

[patriciabennett]

Extremely clever to come up with knowledge. Horrendous perpetrator taking her life. Hope one day she gets justice.

[leliad]

If we can solve crimes like this today, imagine the forensic technology in another few decades!

[Inalienablerights]

How sad is this? This is the perfect argument for detecting serial killers and sociopaths while they are in school.

[RobertYoung-ltls]

She only lived 15 years, she came and gone, and no one took notice, unlike her death her life had all the worth of GOLD but inherited DIRT!
I get this feeling of dread and emptiness whenever I hear or read a story like this, decades go by and sometimes are not solved, I think of a big black pit of emptiness!

[pavlasmolikova]

How come nobody was missing 15 years old girl?

[barbherzog]

❤ May God bless this innocent girl and may she rest in peace with God in heaven.

[berits.]

Great. But the murderer is still not found

[lyndarowe]

How did they find her half sister from pollen samples?

[leesteggles]

If she had a half sister. How come she wasn't reported missing..

[jingerjar]

Confused. Died in NY yet So Cal
Solved it

[msh.]

Are you sure she wasn't raped first?
Would you say if she was?
Wondering why this is typically reported as as murder alone.

[leliad]

If we can solve crimes like this today, imagine the forensic technology in another few decades!