Justified: Season Two Finale
By Crime HQ
May 5, 2011Justified’s Season Two had its finale last night, and what didn’t happen?!
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The Sweetness of Writers Tears
By Crime HQ
May 5, 2011Perhaps you'd assumed that those scriveners' tears not softly pattering onto stubborn blank pages were all collected by cruel reviewers for their dark sabbaths. Apparently, however, they're turned into Irish whiskey, which seems more appropriate when you think about it, right? For more information on scads of authentically Irish writers and the locations of the…
Benched: Mucinex Suppresses the Death Penalty
By Crime HQ
May 5, 2011“I took some pills and, um, the pills made me go mad, and, um, I murdered my roommate…,” the caller said. “The dextromethorphan makes me feel a little weird. I took too many.” In Catawba County, North Carolina, a judge just ruled that a teen accused in a grisly hatchet slaying won't face the death…
Police Mascots: Cuddly v. Corrupt
By Crime HQ
May 4, 2011The Gothamist recently hosted an unofficial mascot contest for NYPD. The inspiration came from Tokyo Metro Police Department’s very own Pipo-kun who was introduced in 1987 to promote friendlier relations between law enforcement and Tokyoites. Submissions have trickled in from New Yorkers for a cartoon cop liaison and many of these reflect cheeky humor and…
Has-bin Laden and the Science of DNA Identification
By Crime HQ
May 2, 2011With the official pronounced death of Osama bin Laden, the air is thick with the question: Is it really him? Check out this article from Scientific American that outlines the lab procedure for “DNA Fingerprinting” that includes extracting DNA, amplifying DNA sequences, genotyping, and analyzing the patterns. Unlike in usual murder cases, where crime lab…
Neither Savory Nor Sweet: Recipe from a Serial Killer
By Crime HQ
April 28, 2011For those of us guilty of loving good food (almost unconditionally), there’s a new, and unlikely, culinary pioneer. Meet Rose West, a convicted serial killer who was sentenced to life imprisonment half a decade ago. She is composing recipes for her cellmates that only require resources available in prison (i.e., ingredients salvaged from prison rations and…
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