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Next up. “...it all started with a podcast.“
Next up. “...it all started with a podcast.“
pickI found this to be a solid cozy mystery that gave very strong Bones (the tv show vibes)… it had a good mystery and kept me guessing the whole time! An enjoyable read!
pickThe author is a podcaster, and she narrates the audio pretty well. This was a bookclub pick. It blends true crime with forensic science, mostly following one Jane Doe case in Indiana but with stories from other cases the author has looked into. It‘s good that private citizens have access to look into the cold cases that authorities don‘t have time or money to continue with. Quite a few Does have been identified in this way.
#whereareyoumonday @Cupcake12
I‘m hanging out in New York, New York this week. I‘m enjoying diving into the science behind many of the forensic techniques we accept as standard practice today.
Thanks for the tag @KadaGul
pickThis was an informative book regarding the work and life of Agatha Christie‘s writing. The forensic information used in her books … good read
so-soThis is a classic detective story. Some human bones are discovered on a land plot which some corrupt interests insist on using to build a commercial center. What I liked about it is the plot is inspired by actual experiments with radioactive substances and poison carried out on humans during the Cold War era.
The book mentions the NamUs website and its problems, and today NPR reports fresh journalism on those deep issues.
Link:
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/10/nx-s1-5057412/missing-persons-indigenous-mmiw-nam...
Two websites listed in the book for missing and un-ID‘s persons:
1. https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/%3Cfront%3E
2. https://www.doenetwork.org/
The Doe Network was created by a friend of the author and is entirely run by volunteers, unlike Name Us, which is government.
When there are too many victims from a county, or city, years and months are assigned: Los Angeles County John Doe 1980. Los Angeles County John Doe 1999.
