Tag Archives: entomology

Caylee Anthony case: Trial day 22 – 06/18/11

Dr. Tim Huntington.  That’s the wrap up for yesterday.  One defense witness, on the stand, all damned day.  He came in as a bug expert, he morphed into a jack of all trades, he left deflated. Dr. Tim Huntington is … Continue reading

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Caylee Anthony case: Trial day 16 – 06/11/11

Yesterday began with Dr. Gary Utz, Chief Medical Examiner for Orange County, returning to the stand.  We were blessed to sit through Cheney Mason questioning Dr. Utz on cross.  Cheney Mason acts like the 13th angry man in a Baker’s … Continue reading

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Caylee Anthony case: Buchanan and Bugs

To summarize yesterday’s news concerning the Caylee Anthony murder trial:  Laura Buchanan is backpedaling but the bugs aren’t. Laura Buchanan finally got over her “illness” that had led her to previously cancel the continuation of her deposition with the state … 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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11/06/09 Bug Report – Entomology

I feel that the entomology reports are very well written and at a level that are easy to follow, so there isn’t much I’m going to add other than to summarize the findings of this released discovery.  Whether you agree … Continue reading

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