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CSI: Wyoming

Murder in Yellowstone

The scenario: Two teenagers hiking in Yellowstone hear loud arguing and gunshots. When they return to the parking lot, they see two people heaving a heavy burlap bundle into a pick-up truck. On a nearby trail, hikers find a dead body.

Solving the mystery involves finding answers to many questions:

• Who or what died? (Body Identification, Anatomy and Dissection)
• Is eyewitness memory reliable? (Forensic Psychology)
• Was this gun used to kill someone? (Ballistics)
• Can bugs tell the time of death? (Forensic Entomology)
• What was the cause of death? (Toxicology)
• Who is guilty? (DNA Evidence)

Last Updated on 8/19/2010 3:14:10 PM