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- Smithsonian.com, March 12, 2012
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1. Smithsonian’s Own Crime Scene Investigator
Doug Owsley has one of the most intriguing jobs at the Smithsonian. The forensic anthropologist at the National Museum of Natural History assists state and federal law enforcement agencies in identifying skeletal remains and determining causes of death. He has worked on high-profile cases, from Jeffrey Dahmer’s first strike to the victims of the 9/11 Pentagon plane crash. In this video, Owsley discusses some of the colonial cold cases featured in “Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th- Century Chesapeake,” an exhibition at the museum through January 6, 2013. Unlike TV shows like “Bones” or “CSI,” this, he says, is the real deal.
Read our story about the exhibition »
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Comments (3)
Thank you so much for this video! These men deserved to be able to live their lives with dignity.
Posted by christie meyer on June 16,2012 | 03:50 PM
Thanks for the video and information
Posted by Michael Aigner on April 26,2012 | 09:58 PM
Very Nice thaks for the video and info!! Ana Bikic
Posted by Ana Bikic on April 23,2012 | 05:38 PM