Skip to main
frog
George Mason University
News

Mason’s forensic experts dissect crime dioramas

Webmaster

Investigating murder is more than just a hobby.

The three forensic experts slowly, carefully examined the horrific crime scene. Three bloody bodies: A woman lying in bed, apparently shot to death; her husband face down on the floor next to the other side of the bed with a large crimson stain on the bed; and in an adjacent room, a baby in a crib, also apparently shot to death. If it were real, it would be too gruesome to look at for long, even for these three crime scene veterans.

Renowned former FBI profiler Mary Ellen O’Toole and former police crime scene investigators Kim Rule and Emily Rancourt, all now teaching their craft in the forensic science program at George Mason University, toured the exhibition “Murder Is Her Hobby: Frances Glessner Lee and The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death” and spent close to two hours analyzing the remarkable work Lee did 70 years ago.

Read full the Washington Post article

Visit the exhibit “Murder Is Her Hobby: Frances Glessner Lee and The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death” in the Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian American Art Museum through January 28, 2018.

* The programs and services offered by George Mason University are open to all who seek them. George Mason does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic national origin (including shared ancestry and/or ethnic characteristics), sex, disability, military status (including veteran status), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, pregnancy status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. After an initial review of its policies and practices, the university affirms its commitment to meet all federal mandates as articulated in federal law, as well as recent executive orders and federal agency directives.