The Forensic Lens Podcast

Serial killers remain fixtures of popular culture, but the historical numbers tell a different story. In the United States, known serial murder peaked in the late twentieth century and has declined substantially since...

What happens when a forensic examination does not merely reveal evidence, but may help create it? In this episode of The Forensic Lens Podcast , I examine the case of Jimmie “Chris” Duncan, who spent 27 years on death...

What makes evidence trustworthy is not the reputation of the institution presenting it, but whether its source, handling, corrections, and interpretation can be independently examined. In this episode of The Forensic...

What qualifies someone to testify as a forensic expert? A government position, institutional affiliation, professional experience, or certificate may support a claim to expertise—but none of these is sufficient on its...

A blood alcohol test may look objective, but forensic evidence does not begin in the laboratory. It begins earlier—in the human act of observing, recording, and interpreting signs of impairment. In this episode of The...

The Tacloban school shooting lasted only minutes, but the warning signs may have developed over weeks. In this episode of The Forensic Lens Podcast , I examine how grievance can harden into revenge, how violent...

Popular culture often portrays bloodstain pattern analysis as a near-infallible way to reconstruct violence. But blood may obey physics while its interpretation remains vulnerable to human judgment, uncertainty, and...

When a physical confrontation between Senator Robin Padilla and Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla became a viral clip, screenshot, and meme, the moment seemed almost too absurd for a week already overflowing with Senate...

When gunfire echoed inside the Philippine Senate during an attempted arrest involving an ICC warrant, competing narratives quickly took over: was it a siege, a security response, political theater, or a calculated...

What happens when humanity becomes one mind? In this episode of The Forensic Lens Podcast , I explore the sci-fi series Pluribus (created by Vince Gilligan) through a biocultural and forensic lens. The show imagines a...

When a Los Angeles jury held Meta Platforms and YouTube liable for the addictive design of their platforms, the ruling marked a shift in how we understand harm in the digital age—not as a problem of content, but of...

The passing of Henry C. Lee marks the end of an era in forensic science—one defined not only by technical mastery, but by the ability to bring science into the courtroom and into public consciousness. In this episode of...

Kurt Cobain’s death has long existed at the intersection of music, myth, and speculation. But what happens when the case is revisited through a forensic lens grounded in method rather than narrative? In this episode of...

Artificial intelligence is rapidly entering forensic laboratories—but what exactly is it changing? In this episode of The Forensic Lens Podcast , I examine how AI is transforming forensic science from a tool that...

Public discussions of war often unfold through maps, strategy, and the language of geopolitics. But what does war look like from the ground—from the perspective of those who encounter its aftermath? In this episode of...