The first time most Floridians heard about forensic botany was during the Casey Anthony murder trial in 2011.

Using plants for the investigation of legal isues is an underutilized forensic technique, but has been successfully applied in many different contexts. After an introduction to the principles of ...

Description: Introduction to forensic investigation. Includes crime scene techniques, firearms, arson and explosives, entomology, blood spatter, blood chemistry ...

It’s just one recent example in a relatively obscure but growing field of detective work: forensic botany, or the use of plants to help solve crimes.

And this is precisely the gory realm he will explore with area teens in the next Teen Science Café from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, at the CU Museum of Natural History’s lower level BioLounge.

In a more famous case, Arthur Koehler — considered the father of forensic botany — matched the wood in a ladder to the wood in the attic of Bruno Hauptmann, who was convicted and executed in ...

Working with fragmentary and microscopic plant bits apparently pre-adapted me to working with fragmentary and microscopic plant bits in forensic investigations, including murder. A chance encounter ...