Modeling Bad Behavior


Modeling Bad Behavior

Originally shared by Susan Jahn

"@atlasobscura - Had a chance to visit the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death in Baltimore, MD two days ago. In the early half of the 20th century, forensic science was non-existent. This would be changed, however, by an elderly Chicago socialite with a penchant for dollhouses and death.

Mrs. Frances Glessner Lee dedicated her life to the advancement of the forensic sciences and is allegedly the inspiration for Murder, She Wrote.
Among her other contributions Lee’s greatest contribution to forensics, was her 18 perfectly proportioned dioramas – based on real-life crime scenes – which she donated to the department in the 1940s. These painstakingly crafted dioramas include functioning locks and lights and details such as overturned cups, bullet-holes, and boxes of chocolates as well as miniature corpses in a variety of macabre positions.

Twice a year, Lee would hold week-long seminars where participants would scour the scenes for 90 minutes with only the aid of a flashlight and a magnifying glass, trying to deduce the details of the murders through the details of the dioramas.
After Lee’s death in 1962, the models were acquired by the Maryland Medical Examiner’s office and underwent $50,000 in restorations in the 1990s. They are still used as training tools. Thanks to Bruce Goldfarb for helping us see the studies! Text by @dylanthuras Photo by @mjenemark"
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  1. Geo. TirebiterDecember 3, 2016 at 8:55 PM

    I've always wanted to examine a crime scene and say, "this isn't suicide, it's murder."

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  2. Timothy StreetDecember 4, 2016 at 7:15 AM

    Geo. Tirebiter  - unlike the Cleveland Police Marine Unit, when a corpse was recovered by divers under a bridge, complete with cement blocks attached, one officer quipped, "Obviously, a suicide."

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