Panel Name

Forensic Science

Location

Lecture Center 3C

Start Date

3-5-2019 3:15 PM

End Date

3-5-2019 4:00 PM

Presentation Type

Oral Presentation

Academic Major

Anthropology

Abstract

This experiment was designed after the release of the Netflix show called the “The Staircase.” A true documentary, a woman’s fall down the staircase results in her death, but the investigators question whether it was an accident or murder. The woman’s husband was initially accused of murder, but after a lengthy trial and the review of additional evidence, it was ruled an accident. In the autopsy results, there was evidence of blunt force trauma (Figure 1) inconsistent with an accidental fall. Therefore this research asks what is the difference in trauma from an accidental fall versus a intentional, assisted descent?

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Course assignment/project

First Faculty Advisor

Professor Jessica L. Campbell

First Advisor Email

jcampbell4@albany.edu

First Advisor Department

Anthropology Department

Second Faculty Advisor

Dr. Mercedes Fabian

Second Faculty Advisor Email

mfabian@albany.edu

Second Advisor Department

Anthropology

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Finished or mostly finished by conference date

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May 3rd, 3:15 PM May 3rd, 4:00 PM

Trauma Analysis from Rapid Staircase Descension

Lecture Center 3C

This experiment was designed after the release of the Netflix show called the “The Staircase.” A true documentary, a woman’s fall down the staircase results in her death, but the investigators question whether it was an accident or murder. The woman’s husband was initially accused of murder, but after a lengthy trial and the review of additional evidence, it was ruled an accident. In the autopsy results, there was evidence of blunt force trauma (Figure 1) inconsistent with an accidental fall. Therefore this research asks what is the difference in trauma from an accidental fall versus a intentional, assisted descent?