by Melissa Kreikemeier | May 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
How to Use Luminol in Your Crime Fiction Novel You’ve probably seen luminol used on crime shows on TV, and you’re thinking about using it in your crime fiction novel. Luminol is a great tool to use at crime scenes and in crime labs to look for blood. If you use...
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?...
by Melissa Kreikemeier | Dec 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
CSI, NCIS, Bones, Monk, Law and Order, Criminal Minds. All great TV shows full of drama and intrigue. But how accurate are they? I thought back on my 7 years as a forensic scientist in the DNA section of a state crime lab and compiled a list of some major areas where...
