by Melissa Kreikemeier | Mar 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
How Working in a Crime Lab Changed Me I’ve had many jobs in my lifetime. My part-time jobs have included detassling (bonus points if you know what this is), waitressing, mail room clerk at college, science tutor, and meat and cheese tray maker. After college, I worked...
by Melissa Kreikemeier | Mar 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Criminalist. Forensic scientist. Forensic investigator. Crime lab scientist. Are these titles referring to the same job? Are they different? What do you actually call people who work in crime labs and process crime scenes? What are their actual job titles? Are they...
by Melissa Kreikemeier | Feb 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
You’ve probably heard of touch DNA in forensic cases in the news or on your favorite crime drama, and now you’re thinking that maybe you could use it in your crime fiction novel. But first, do you know what touch DNA is? Is it different than “regular” forensic DNA?...
