Online information for crime fiction writers? - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T11:21:15Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:23775?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A386181&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThat's okay, I.J. I was sort…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-03-25:537324:Comment:3880212014-03-25T20:14:28.164ZJeanie Clemmenshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JeanieClemmens
<p>That's okay, I.J. I was sort of wondering...</p>
<p>That's okay, I.J. I was sort of wondering...</p> Sorry. That got under the wr…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-03-25:537324:Comment:3881532014-03-25T19:39:37.736ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
<p>Sorry. That got under the wrong topic. Apologies.</p>
<p>Sorry. That got under the wrong topic. Apologies.</p> How is asking for crime ficti…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-03-25:537324:Comment:3881502014-03-25T19:00:59.914ZJeanie Clemmenshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JeanieClemmens
<p>How is asking for crime fiction reference sites promotion? Anyway, I wrote down a few months ago that might help: Crime Scene Investigator, Zeno's Forensic site, Latent Print Examination, and Forensic Science. For other references about crime: Types of Wiretaps, Bugs and Methods, Police Writer's Association, Cops 'n Writers, Crime and Clues, Criminal Psychology, and DNA and Forensic Science Criminal Investigator. </p>
<p>How is asking for crime fiction reference sites promotion? Anyway, I wrote down a few months ago that might help: Crime Scene Investigator, Zeno's Forensic site, Latent Print Examination, and Forensic Science. For other references about crime: Types of Wiretaps, Bugs and Methods, Police Writer's Association, Cops 'n Writers, Crime and Clues, Criminal Psychology, and DNA and Forensic Science Criminal Investigator. </p> I'm wondering. Isn't this (a…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-03-10:537324:Comment:3876732014-03-10T18:10:56.108ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
<p>I'm wondering. Isn't this (and the other post) promotion? I don't quite see its purpose on forum.</p>
<p>I'm wondering. Isn't this (and the other post) promotion? I don't quite see its purpose on forum.</p> Well, from my years as a poli…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-03-10:537324:Comment:3876112014-03-10T17:36:33.820ZMartin Roy Hillhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MartinRoyHill
<p>Well, from my years as a police/crime reporter as well as my even more years involved in US Coast Guard search and rescue, and wilderness search and rescue with a local Sheirff's Dept., I can difinitively say: Depends.</p>
<p>Drowning: Depends on length of time in the water and whether it was in the ocean or, say, a swimming pool. Contrary to what you see on TV, drowning victims rarely float. They usually sink. They float to the surface again after decomp gases bloat their bodies and make…</p>
<p>Well, from my years as a police/crime reporter as well as my even more years involved in US Coast Guard search and rescue, and wilderness search and rescue with a local Sheirff's Dept., I can difinitively say: Depends.</p>
<p>Drowning: Depends on length of time in the water and whether it was in the ocean or, say, a swimming pool. Contrary to what you see on TV, drowning victims rarely float. They usually sink. They float to the surface again after decomp gases bloat their bodies and make them buoyant (~2 weeks). Their skin will be decayed and cracking, and the fish life will have been feeding on them. I've known people to get very sick from the sight. You see this in ocean and lake drowning. In swimming pool drownings, the person is usually spotted quickly. They be cold, bluish, and mottled from blood settling, depending on how long they've been dead.</p>
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<p>Drug overdoes: Depends on the drug.</p>
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<p>Smoke inhalation: Again, depends of the components in the smoke. House fire usually contain a lot of manmade materials in sofa, desks, tables, etc. These produce toxic fumes and smoke when burned, including a lot of cyanide. Cyanide essentially smothers the victim by preventing oxygen uptake in the red blood cells. If the fire creates a lot of carbon monoxide, which binds with the red blood cells and prevents oxygen uptake, the skin might be red (a late stage indication of CO poisoning).</p>
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<p>In the end, you need to get much more specific about how your victims die before you can discover what their bodies would look like.</p>
<p> </p> Congrats to both of you, our…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-01-23:537324:Comment:3861842014-01-23T21:47:26.314ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
<p>Congrats to both of you, our best sources for this information. :)</p>
<p>Congrats to both of you, our best sources for this information. :)</p> I bought a book from 'Blackwe…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2014-01-23:537324:Comment:3861812014-01-23T20:32:15.089ZKaren Longhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenLong
<p>I bought a book from 'Blackwells' opposite Foyles. Sadly the shop closed ages ago but they had a fabulous medical section. I picked up for about £14 a slim paperback titled 'Time of Death, Decomposition and Identification' by Jay Dix and Michael Graham. The photographs are b&w and all taken in the morgue. Very graphic and meant as a guide to pathologists. I suspect this will be a bit of a challenge to find and more expensive.</p>
<p>I bought a book from 'Blackwells' opposite Foyles. Sadly the shop closed ages ago but they had a fabulous medical section. I picked up for about £14 a slim paperback titled 'Time of Death, Decomposition and Identification' by Jay Dix and Michael Graham. The photographs are b&w and all taken in the morgue. Very graphic and meant as a guide to pathologists. I suspect this will be a bit of a challenge to find and more expensive.</p> Apparently I have fewer books…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-14:537324:Comment:241752007-04-14T02:26:40.931ZPatricia Abbotthttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/pattinase
Apparently I have fewer books on technical information than anyone. Shame on me for bluffing my way along.
Apparently I have fewer books on technical information than anyone. Shame on me for bluffing my way along. Wow QualityBookReviews, you a…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-14:537324:Comment:241742007-04-14T02:25:00.306ZPatricia Abbotthttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/pattinase
Wow QualityBookReviews, you are aces. Thanks a million.
Wow QualityBookReviews, you are aces. Thanks a million. Speaking of resource book, th…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-14:537324:Comment:241692007-04-14T02:18:42.693ZSylvia Hubbardhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/SylviaHubbard1
Speaking of resource book, this might be way off but: I just picked up the Encyclopedia of Robberies and they also have Encyclopedia's on serial killing. These books give details about the cases and how it was planned or done.
Speaking of resource book, this might be way off but: I just picked up the Encyclopedia of Robberies and they also have Encyclopedia's on serial killing. These books give details about the cases and how it was planned or done.