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Suspense Radio, brings you the best of the best in suspense / thriller / mystery and horror. Interviews and reviews in the genres.

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00:26:39

Criminal Mischief Episode 18: Gunshot to the chest

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2024/11/13

SHOW NOTES: Gunshot wounds (GSWs) come in many flavors and those to the chest can be particularly dicey. Yet, a chest GSW can be a minor flesh wound, a major traumatic event with significant damage, or deadly. If you have a character who suffers such an injury, this podcast is for you. Here are few interesting questions about chest GSWs: Could a Person Survive a Gunshot to the Chest in the 1880s? Q: My scenario is set in 1880. A man in his early 20s is shot in the back by a rifle. He loses a

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00:24:41

Criminal Mischief Episode 17: DNA and Twins

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2024/11/13

SHOW NOTES: For years it was felt that the DNA of identical twins was indeedidentical. Since they come from a single fertilized egg, this would seem intuitive. But, nature likes to throw curve balls—and the occasional slider. After that first division of the fertilized, and after the two daughter cells go their way toward producing identical humans, things change. And therein lies the genetic differences between two “identical” twins. LINKS: One Twin Committed the Crime—but Which One?:

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Criminal Mischief Episode 16: Arsenic: An historical...

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2024/11/13

From HOWDUNNIT:FORENSICS Toxicology is a relativelynew science that stands on the shoulders of its predecessors: anatomy,physiology, chemistry, and medicine. Our knowledge in these sciences had toreach a certain level of sophistication before toxicology could become areality. It slowly evolved over more than two hundred years of testing,starting with tests for arsenic. Arsenic had been a commonpoison for centuries, but there was no way to prove that arsenic was theculprit in a suspicious death

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00:23:45

Criminal Mischief Episode 15: Introducing Characters

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2024/11/13

SHOW NOTES: You never get a second chance to make a first impression. The same istrue for your fictional characters. So, make them vivid and memorial. How doyou do this? There are many ways. Let’s explore a few of them. Riding the Rap--Elmore Leonard Ocala Police picked up Dale Crowe Junior for weaving, two o’clock in themorning, crossing the center line and having a busted tail light. Then whileDale was blowing a point-one-nine they put his name and date of birth into thenational crime computer

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00:24:58

Criminal Mischief Episode 14: Rules of Writing

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2024/11/13

SHOW NOTES: Somerset Maugham: There are three rules for novel writing. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. Terry Brooks Rules Read, Read, Read Outline, Outline, Outline Write, Write, Write Repeat Dave Barry: Don’t Be Boring Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing 1-Never open a book with weather 2-Avoid prologues 3-Never use a verb other than "said" to carry dialogue 4-Never use an adverb to modify the verb “said” 5-Keep your exclamation points under control. You are allowed no more than

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00:18:34

Criminal Mischief Episode 13: Alice In Wonderland...

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2024/11/13

SHOW NOTES: One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small And the ones that mother gives you, don't do anything at all Go ask Alice, when she's ten feet tall White Rabbit, The Jefferson Airplane And then there was this excellent question from my friend and wonderfulwriter Frankie Bailey that was published in SUSPENSE MAGAZINE as part of myrecurring Forensic Files column: What Drugs Might Cause Side Effects in My Character With Alice inWonderland Syndrome? Q: I have a question about

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00:26:55

Criminal Mischief Episode 12: Fentanyl, A Dangerous Game

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2024/11/13

SHOW NOTES: Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is as much as 300 times more powerful than morphine sulfate. It can be injected, ingested, inhaled, and will even penetrate the skin. It is used in medical situations frequently for pain management, sedation, and for twilight-anesthesia for things such as colonoscopies. Fentanyl is the number one cause of drug ODs. Americans have a slightly higher than 1% chance of ultimately dying of an opioid overdose. That's better than one in 100 people. In fact,

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00:20:02

Criminal Mischief Episode 11: Civil War Limb Pit and...

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2024/11/13

SHOW NOTES: Here in the 21st century we know a great deal about infectious diseases. We can treat bacterialinfections with antibiotics, immunize people against numerous diseases,understand how viruses work, and have a huge fund of knowledge about surgicalsterility and disease prevention. This was not always the case. In fact, in thehistory of medicine, all of this is fairly new. During the 14th century, Europeans didn’t understand infectious diseases so when the Bubonic Plague, also known as the

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00:21:03

Criminal Mischief Episode 10: Rattlesnakes and Murder

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2024/11/13

SHOW NOTES: “Good fences make good neighbors”—Robert Frost,”Mending Wall” I suspect Ryan Felton Sauter’s neighbor, Keith Monroe, would agree. People commit murder for a host of reasons. Things like financial gain, revenge, lust, anger, to coveranother crime, and many other motives. It seems that these motives can eveninclude a dispute with the dude who parked his RV next to yours. All sorts of weapons are used for committing murder. Guns, knives, poisons, explosives, ligatures,drownings, and

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00:29:19

Criminal Mischief Episode 9: The Mysterious Human Brain

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2024/11/13

SHOW NOTES: Head Trauma(Direct, Infectious, Anoxic, Vascular) Physical Abnormalities Behavioral Changes Language/Communication Brain Lobes: Frontal:Controls personality, emotions, intellect, judgement, problem solving,attention, organizing, social skills Broca’s Area: Speech,writing, particularly expressing Parietal:Controls motor and sensory functions, and helps with vision and hearing Temporal:Language, memory, emotions, perceptions Wernicke’s Area: Impacts speech formation and

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00:26:04

Criminal Mischief Episode 8: Mood and Tone in Crime...

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2024/11/13

SHOW NOTES: The opening passages tell the reader the type of world they are entering and what they can expect. The opening might give character insights, setting, and the basics of the crime—and reveal the voice. What’s the difference between mood and tone? Tone is the author’s attitude Mood is the atmosphere and emotion the author creates So, tone reflects the author’s attitude while mood is how the reader feels about the story. Mood and Tone can be revealed through word choice,

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00:29:05

Criminal Mischief Episode 7: Famous and Odd DNA Cases

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2024/11/13

SHOW NOTES: FAMOUS AND ODD DNA CASES Colin Pitchfork: The Beginning http://aboutforensics.co.uk/colin-pitchfork/ Timothy Wilson Spencer, The Southside Strangler” First US DNA Conviction (David Vasquez—first to be exonerated by DNA) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Wilson_Spencer http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/352011 Brown’s Chicken Murders: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown%27s_Chicken_massacre

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00:29:27

Criminal Mischief Episode 6: Writing Modern Crime...

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2024/11/13

SHOW NOTES: Do modern forensic science and police investigative techniques make creating compelling crime fiction more difficult? Are there simply too many balls to keep in the air? Too much to consider? Or is now little different from then? The Past, the present, and the future Forensic Science timeline—-a fairly knew discipline Basic Science, then Medicine, finally forensic science Personal ID Visual Bertillon West Case Facial recognition Behavioral Profiling Prints, ABO type, DNA, DNA

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00:28:20

Criminal Mischief Episode 5: Making Characters Compliant

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2024/11/13

SHOW NOTES: Coercion and ThreatLeverage Trauma: Trauma is time limited Unconscious vs Pain/Fear of death Drugs: Drugs have variable timelinesDrugs don’t have timers Alcohol and Mickey Finn Narcotics and sedatives Date Rape Drugs Rohypnol GHB—Gamma Hydroxybutyrate E, Ecstasy,MDMA—3.4-Methylenedioxy Methamphetamine Ketamine LINKS: Date Rape Drugs: http://www.dplylemd.com/articles/date-rape-drugs.html ROHYPNOL: https://www.drugs.com/illicit/rohypnol.html

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00:32:51

Criminal Mischief Episode 4: POV in Crime Fiction

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2024/11/12

SHOW NOTES: Who is telling the story? Is he/she also the protagonist or an observer? Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird Nick in The Great Gatsby Is he/she reliable? How many POV characters is too few/too many? Which characters know too little to drive the story/or know too much and might spoil the story? TYPES: FIRST PERSON POV: The “I” Character Advantages: Close tie to reader Narrator is the “Star” Good for mysteries-reader learns as the I character does Disadvantages: I character

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00:33:52

Criminal Mischief Episode 3: Time of Death

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2024/11/12

The ME’s 3 most important determinations: Cause, Manner, and Time of Death Part II: Time of Death Notes DETERMINATION OF THE TIME OF DEATH Determining TOD is critical Both an art and a science The sooner after death the more accurate the estimate Changes death variable and unpredictable. Physiologic TOD, Estimated TOD, Legal TOD Always a best guess None of the methods are very accurate Body temperature Rigor mortis Livor mortis (lividity) Degree of putrefaction Stomach

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00:27:58

Criminal Mischief Episode 2: Cause and Manner of Death

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2024/11/12

Bestselling Author and forensic expert D.P. Lyle hosts the show. The ME’s 3 most important determinations: Cause, Manner, and Time of Death Part I: Cause and Manner of Death Notes CAUSE/MECHANISM OF DEATH: Cause of death is why the individual died Heart attack, GSW, traumatic brain injury, diseases Mechanism-physiological derangement that causes death One cause—several mechanisms Example: MI-arrhythmia, cardiogenic shock, rupture Example: GSW—heart or brain damage, exsanguination

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00:33:31

Criminal Mischief Episode 1: Murder Motives

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2024/11/12

Types of Crimes: theft, burglary, robbery, embezzlement, assault, rape, ID theft/ransom, extortion, forgery, arson, kidnapping, DUI, drug dealing, trafficking, pimping/prostitution Motives for Murder: Financial – – insurance, inheritance, business takeovers, avoidance of alimony Property disputes Revenge Political Cults & Religions Murder for hire Empathy and sympathy Crimes of passion Domestic Protect self-image or secrets To protect others Blackmail To cover another crime Social

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00:16:02

Interview with Kate White

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2024/11/12

Kate White is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of eighteen novels of suspense: ten standalone psychological thrillers, including the upcoming The Last Time She Saw Him (May ’24), and also eight Bailey Weggins mysteries. For fourteen years Kate served as the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan, which under her became the most successful magazine in single copy sales in the U.S. Though she loved her magazine career, she decided to leave ten years ago to

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00:21:48

Interview with Maxie Dara

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2024/11/12

Maxie Dara is from a tiny, Hallmark movie-style town in Ontario, Canada where she works as a writer and actress, because rejection-heavy careers are her passion. She is also a two- time award- winning playwright. Maxie knew she wanted to be a writer at the age of seven, when she first fell in love with the written word. She also wanted to be a mermaid but has mostly focused on the writing side of things.

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