Montessori Forensics Blog

Murder by the Book

Following up on our viewing of the James Ellroy episode in class, the Murder by the Book Series on Court TV continues over the next few weeks with:

In case you missed it, here's the class assignment:

(1) Write a short summary of the Elizabeth Short Case (see the Black Dahlia entry on this blog)
(2) Compare the Short murder to that of Geneva Helliker Ellroy in terms of forensics
(3) Based on the various aspects of modern forensics we have studied and discussed in class, do you think the Ellroy murder case could be solved it it were committed today? Why or why not? What modern techniques and resources would help the investigation?

posted by Mr. Barkan @ 2:31 PM