Forensic Firearms Analysis: The Beginning

About this episode

Ruby Wilde discusses the history of forensic firearms analysis through notable cases.

Send us Fan Mail This week Ruby Wilde will bring you a solo episode about the history of forensic firearms analysis through the cases that established what can be done. You will hear about the murder of Mrs. Maxwell which is the first documented forensic firearms case that was solved by Bow Street Runner Henry Goddard. You will hear about the murders of Charles B. Phelps and Margaret Wolcott and the long path Charles Stielow and Nelson Green had to walk in the aftermath. And finally, th...

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Host: Ruby Wilde

Topics covered

• forensic firearms analysis
• true crime history
• murder cases
• Bow Street Runners
• criminal investigation

Keywords

• forensic analysis
• firearms
• true crime
• historical cases
• criminal justice

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