Over the last few months, several major crimes have been solved in our area thanks to the work of local law enforcement and their forensic teams. But have you ever wondered how those crews are able to make the calls that close those cases? ABC Action News went to Land O'Lakes to learn more.
FGCU researchers learn from the dead at forensics lab
By Annie Hubbell
LAND O’ LAKES, Fla. – There are certain memories we can’t forget. They’re triggered by random things – a smell takes you back to your grandmother’s house on Christmas morning or the way the clouds darken the sky on a random afternoon transports you back to the day your mother died. Sometimes we collectively remember where we were at a certain moment – like the day John F. Kennedy was assassinated, the space shuttle Challenger exploded, or terrorists attacked the World Trade Center.
Austin Polonitza (’10, Criminal Forensic Studies; ’16, MS, Criminal Forensic Studies) digs a shovel test pit to reveal soil types.