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Maggots and murder
M. Villani

INTRODUCTION: What is forensic entomology?

PROBLEM: How can forensic entomologists determine how long a person has been dead?

DATA:

1. Investigation #1
2. Investigation #2
3. Investigation #3
4. Investigation #4

ANALYSIS:

1. At a death scene
1. How should a crime scene be effectively analyzed for entomological evidence?
2. What scene observations should be made?
3. What climatological data should be collected at the crime scene?
4. How should insects be collected at the crime scene?
5. How should insects be preserved at the crime scene?
6. How should insects be packaged for transport to the forensic entomology lab?
7. How should insects be analyzed in the forensic entomology lab?
8. Explain the development and appearance of some of the following forensically important insects:
1. blowflies
2. beetles
3. cockroaches
4. flesh flies

CONCLUSION:

1. What kind of information can a forensic entomologist provide at the death scene?
2. How can a forensic entomologist determine the cause of death?
3. How can a forensic entomologist determine if the body was moved?

DISCUSSION

1. Identify a case that was solved with evidence that was collected and analyzed by a forensic entomologist.
1. What physical evidence was collected?
2. How was it analyzed in the forensic entomology lab?
3. What led the investigator to his(her) conclusion?