Tag Archives: Body Farm

Caylee Anthony case: Dr. Logan’s report

Dr. Barry Logan has been retained by the defense to render his expert opinion concerning Dr. Vass’s work at Oak Ridge.  More specifically, Dr. Logan is to speak toward Dr. Vass’s work with testing air samples taken from the trunk … Continue reading

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Concerning the ‘Junk Science’ Argument against Vass’s Work

Yesterday’s hearing was like a whole a lot of cold leftover stew with just a bit of meat remaining.  The majority of the hearing can best be described using Judge Perry’s words…it was one attempt after another by the defense … Continue reading

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Understanding Accumulated Degree Days

Questions have been asked about the different approaches used by Dr. Arpad Vass et al. at the Body Farm and Dr. Haskell in the Entomology report in calculating Accumulated Degree Days (ADD).  Let us look at how ADD is calculated … Continue reading

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