DESCRIPTION OF CASE From 1888 until 1891, eleven crimes were committed in Whitechapel, London, and six of them were considered to have many similarities that could be linked to the same killer. (Keppel, Weis, Brown, & Welch, 2005, p. 1). All crimes supposedly committed by Jack consisted on killing … [Leer más...] about Jack the Ripper’s letters
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(21/05) Seminario: El papel del lingüista forense en la evaluación de la interpretación judicial
¡Hola a todos! El próximo día 21 tendrá lugar un seminario online titulado "El papel del lingüista forense en la evaluación de la interpretación judicial", organizado por las universidades de Salamanca y de Valladolid. El seminario será impartido por Sheila Queralt (Laboratorio SQ-Lingüistas Forenses), … [Leer más...] about (21/05) Seminario: El papel del lingüista forense en la evaluación de la interpretación judicial
New podcast and documents released on the Unabomber case by James R. Fitzgerald
Hello everyone! We have good news! Through the "Forensic Linguistics" mailing list, we have been notified that James R. Fitzgerald (the forensic linguist and FBI agent who caught the Unabomber by analyzing his writings) has recently published a new podcast where he talks about the series/documentary on … [Leer más...] about New podcast and documents released on the Unabomber case by James R. Fitzgerald
RIP Ronald Butters, one important figure in Forensic Linguistics
Ronald Richard Butters (81) passed away in his home on April 6, 2021 after a long battle with cancer. - About the deceased: Ron was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in February 1940. After achieving his PhD at the University of Iowa, he moved to Durhan, NC, to begin his 40 years career at Duke University … [Leer más...] about RIP Ronald Butters, one important figure in Forensic Linguistics
Was Montse Careta the real author of the anonymous letters? Watch this video to discover it!
Hello! I am going to attach a short interwiew video about Helena Jubany's case, in which two Spanish forensic linguists, Sheila Queralt and Rosé Ximénez, explain some of the linguistic features which have lead them to find out that Montse Careta, the teacher who was accused of the authorship of the … [Leer más...] about Was Montse Careta the real author of the anonymous letters? Watch this video to discover it!
Virginia Woolf’s Suicide Letters
Virginia Woolf -Country: United Kingdom -Dates: The suicide was committed in March 1941, when the writer was 59 years old. The letter addressed to her husband Leonard dates from 18th of March; and the letter to her sister Vanessa, from the 23rd of the same … [Leer más...] about Virginia Woolf’s Suicide Letters
New members of the Corpus Delicti Team
Two new members have recently joined the Corpus Delicti Team of researchers. Zayneb Dahhaoui (a.k.a. Yini) will be examining the case of Jonbénet Ramsey, an American child beauty queen who was killed at the age of six in her family's home in Boulder, Colorado, where a long handwritten ransom note was … [Leer más...] about New members of the Corpus Delicti Team
