The forensic analysis of Card's preserved brain after death was crucial to making the breakthrough findings in this case.
Efforts to identify 'Bella' through forensic analysis of her skeletal remains are discussed, as well as their mysterious disappearance.
The episode discusses the importance of forensic evidence like DNA testing and background checks in solving crimes and preventing future victims.
Forensic evidence, such as the bloodstained altar cloth and the murder weapon, played a crucial role in linking Robinson to the crime and securing his conviction.
Forensic evidence such as CCTV footage and traces of DNA were crucial in the police investigation.
Various forensic techniques like fingerprint analysis, DNA testing, ballistics, and evidence collection were critical in solving the case.
The discussion of evidence, including handwriting analysis, fingerprints, and DNA, necessitates a discussion of forensic science and its role in the Zodiac Killer investigation.
The forensic examiner's report on analyzing the skeletal remains and attempts to identify the victim are central.
Forensic details like the lie detector test and evidence examination are described as part of the investigation.
The podcast episodes provided cover a wide range of true crime stories, many of which heavily feature the role of forensic science and investigation in solving cases.
Several episodes discuss how forensic evidence, such as DNA analysis, ballistics, toxicology, and digital forensics, were crucial in piecing together the details of crimes and identifying perpetrators. Examples include 'The Gambler', 'The Black Mass Murder', and 'The Killing Game - Did this monster murder 30 more? Rodney Alcala'.
Other episodes explore how the lack of advanced forensic techniques in earlier eras, such as the 19th century, hampered investigations, as seen in 'A Murder Castle in America?! - Self Made Psycho H.H. Holmes' and 'Who put Bella in the Wych Elm?'.
Forensics also plays a key role in many unsolved cases, where the evidence, or lack thereof, has left investigators and the public puzzled, as in the cases discussed in '06: The Zodiac Killer | Red Thread' and 'Who put Bella in the Wych Elm? Pt. 3'.