Exhibits Archives - South Carolina State Museum

Posted by SCSM on Mar 9, 2020 in Events, Exhibits | Comments Off on Sherlock Holmes Forensic Video Series

Forensic scientists specializing in DNA, Ballistics, Blood Spatter Analysis, Cryptography and Toxicology are featured in our new Sherlock...

Posted by SCSM on Mar 9, 2020 in Exhibits | Comments Off on Sherlock Holmes Forensic Series: Toxicology

As a forensic toxicologist, it is my job to either rule out or confirm the presence of a particular substance as a potential cause of...

Posted by SCSM on Mar 9, 2020 in Exhibits | Comments Off on Sherlock Holmes Forensic Series: Cryptography

Prior to the age of modern technology, cryptography was synonymous with encryption. The producer of the encrypted message would share the...

Posted by SCSM on Mar 9, 2020 in Exhibits | Comments Off on Sherlock Holmes Forensic Series: DNA

During the era of Sherlock Holmes, fingerprinting was the most accurate way to place a suspect at the scene of a crime. The technique was...

Posted by SCSM on Mar 9, 2020 in Exhibits | Comments Off on Sherlock Holmes Forensic Series: Blood Spatter Analysis

If a blood stain pattern is found at a crime scene, it can give investigators an important piece of the puzzle as to how an offense...

Posted by SCSM on Mar 9, 2020 in Exhibits | Comments Off on Sherlock Holmes Forensic Series: Ballistics

Ballistics is a science that deals with the motion of projectiles. A forensic ballistics specialist like myself is a person who collects...