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Fiction and the Origins of Forensics
November 9, 2024 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Join Sisters in Crime Grand Canyon Writers NOVEMBER 2024 chapter meeting on Saturday, November 9th with our speaker, author, instructor, forensic and poison expert, KERRY CATHERS.
Don’t miss a fascinating presentation that places physical evidence in a historical and legal context, demonstrates the awareness of its importance, and shows the ingenuity of investigators who improvised in situations where the science didn’t exist!
Then Find Out how you can tweak all these facts to make them fit your fiction without sacrificing authenticity.
Why is it important for writers of so many genres to know how investigations began—and which crimes triggered breakthroughs that impact us, now?
How did crime scene investigations in the 1800s and early 1900s pave the way to CSI processes today?
Get the kind of details that bring your stories to life!
Join forensic and poison expert Kerry Cathers for “Fiction and the Origins of Forensics” when she discusses actual cases that show how law enforcement used evidence such as ballistics, dust, blood, and fingerprints to convict criminals—in the beginning. And, how they laid the foundation for today’s Crime Scene Investigations.
Learn how and why most of what appears in today’s courtrooms was used to convict criminals during the 1800s and through the 1940s.Which characters captivate readers, building enthusiasm and anticipation with every book?
KERRY CATHERS runs the website A Curiosity of Crime, a research resource for authors of nineteenth-century detective fiction. She published the first book in a research series, A Writer’s Guide to Nineteenth-Century Murder by Arsenic. Its follow-up on poison is due out in early 2025. She teaches forensics and nineteenth-century crime and law enforcement to help authors craft intriguing fiction. She presented at the Historical Novel Society North America’s conference in 2023 and has given seminars for various Sisters in Crime chapters, Mystery Writers of America, and the Kiss of Death’s COFFIN series. For more information on forensic science, crime, and policing in their social context visit her Substack “Bandits Roost” at https://banditsroost.substack.com and follow her on Instagram @acuriosityofcrime
REMINDER: Standard Time returns NOVEMBER 3, 2024
10:30 AM to 12 Noon in Arizona
11:30 PM to 1:00 Central Standard Time
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM Mountain Standard Time
9:30 AM to 11:00 PM Pacific Standard Time
