S. 8 Episode 21: The Women Who Gave Victims a Voice

In this week’s episode, Ashley highlights the women whose groundbreaking work changed the way we understand victims, criminals, and forensic evidence. At the center of the episode is Ann Burgess, the forensic nurse whose research on rape trauma and violent offenders helped shape modern criminal profiling and transform the FBI’s approach to investigating serial killers. Ashley also explores the contributions of other trailblazing women in forensic science, including the creators and innovators behind the rape kit, homicide investigation training tools, advanced DNA profiling, forensic anthropology, hand-vein identification, and more. Their work helped bring science, structure, and compassion into criminal investigations, giving victims a stronger voice and investigators better tools to pursue justice.

Resources:

1. https://www.forensicmag.com/3594-All-News/623997-New-Book-Details-Forensic-Nurse-s-Role-in-High-profile-Trials/

2. https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/sites/bc-magazine/bc-magazine-summer-2019-issue/features/mastermind.html

3. https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/a61488077/ann-burgess-criminology-expert

4. https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/07/meet-the-woman-whose-research-helped-the-fbi-catch-notorious-serial-killers/

5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Burgess

6. https://streetsmartsafety.org/ann-burgess-criminal-profiling/

7. https://press.hulu.com/shows/mastermind-to-think-like-a-killer/

8. https://www.hulu.com/series/c6d221be-cfc3-49a7-8b11-159629cb8287

9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Glessner_Lee

10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Black,_Baroness_Black_of_Strome

11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Goddard

12. https://www.wittenberg.edu/news/03-10-20/joye-carter-79

13. https://fosterfreeman.com/women-in-forensics/

14. https://www.amazon.com/Killer-Design-Murderers-Mindhunters-Decipher/dp/0306924862

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