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Investigating crimes through forensics will be the focus of discussionat an Indiana University Northwest presentationby Dr. Neal H. Haskell, private forensic consultant, on Monday, November6, 4 p.m. in Marram Hall 119. Haskell’s Maggotsof the Famous and Infamous will explore famous crime investigations(David Koresh) and how forensicentomology (using insect knowledge in crime investigations), can revealthe length of time human remains go undetected. Forensic entomology isalso used to determine if a corpse has been moved after death, as wellas in solving cases involved in contraband and trafficking.

Co-editor of Entomology and Death: A Procedural Guide, Haskellhas acted as a private consultant in over 400 death investigations internationally,and has also qualified as an expert witness in both federal and state courts.He is a research associate at the Universityof Indianapolis, a graduate faculty advisor at the Universityof Florida Gainesville, and adjunct professor at MichiganState University. 

The presentation is sponsored by the IU Northwest AnthropologyClub, and us open to the community free of charge. For more informationcontact Dr. RobertMucci in the department of anthropologyat 219-980-6607 or at rmucci@iun.edu