The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Deaths
Once upon a time, there was a kindly old lady who specialized in creating gruesome murder dioramas. Her name was Frances Glessner Lee, and her little scenes went on to educate criminologists for decades.
Follow the link for a whole book about her.
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That's pretty cool actually... in a creepy and crafty way : P
I wonder if anybody made a diorama for her after she died
I wonder if anybody made a diorama for her after she died
Posted by Fluffy Bunny Slippers on 05/08/12 at 12:09 PM
PowerPoint v0.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 05/08/12 at 12:35 PM
There was a serial killer on CSI (back when Grisham was still there) who made dioramas of her crime scenes. The character must have been inspired by this lady.
Posted by Alex on 05/08/12 at 02:59 PM
How about the fact that she had to wait until age 52 and the death of her brother before she could do what truly what she wanted to with her life? You go, girl!
Posted by KDP on 05/08/12 at 03:30 PM
Murder she diagrammed :cheese:
Posted by BrokeDad in Midwest US on 05/08/12 at 06:25 PM
That was my first thought too Alex. I liked the episode where the lab guy was investigating to help Grisom and found that there was bleach in each diorama. I liked Grisom a lot, he was nerdy cool! 😛
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 05/08/12 at 09:54 PM
Hmmm. Brother died, huh?
She sounds like one neat lady. Could probably eat Jessica Fletcher for breakfast, without salt.
She sounds like one neat lady. Could probably eat Jessica Fletcher for breakfast, without salt.
Posted by TheCannyScot in Atlanta, GA on 05/09/12 at 08:52 AM
Alex,
That linked Wikipedia page, at the "Popular Culture" section indicates that this is indeed the case. No pun intended.
That linked Wikipedia page, at the "Popular Culture" section indicates that this is indeed the case. No pun intended.
Posted by Model Smith on 05/09/12 at 02:37 PM
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