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Frances Glessner Lee: The Mother of Forensic Science

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Imagine a dollhouse, but amongst the miniature furniture and doors, you find…a murder scene. Frances Glessner Lee- often referred to as the “Mother of Forensic Science” - created tiny crime scenes known as the Nutshell studies, to revolutionize the way detectives investigated real cases. In this episode, we uncover how a woman from Chicago’s elite society transformed her privilege and passion into a legacy that shaped modern forensic science.


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Sources:

  • Frances Glessner Lee – Science Technology and Society a Student Led Exploration 
  • Murder Is Her Hobby: Frances Glessner Lee and The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death
  • The Woman Who Invented Forensics Training with Doll Houses | The New Yorker 
  • Tiny Murder Scenes are the Legacy of N.H. Woman Known as 'The Mother of CSI' | New Hampshire Public Radio 
  • Glessner House 
  • The Story of a House: Frances Glessner Lee and Erle Stanley Gardner 
  • Death in Diorama: The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death | Legacy of Frances Glessner Lee 
  • Frances Glessner Lee: The Mother of Forensic Science - A&E True Crime 
  • The Formation of the Department of Legal Medicine · Corpus Delicti: the Doctor as Detective · OnView 
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