Using Vultures to Solve Crimes

(Originally aired July 11, 2018) Guest: Lauren Pharr, PhD, Forensic Scientist, Pharr Forensic Consulting LLC  When police find human remains, blood and bone samples are important evidence, of course. But feathers? Absolutely, says forensic scientist Lauren Pharr. She’s an expert in reading the clues left behind by vultures. Her knowledge of vulture scavenging behavior has helped police solve some tricky missing persons and murder cases. Now, I’m going to warn you right now that her work is a little gruesome, but it’s also pretty fascinating. She came on the show to discuss her work in July.