Episode 31: The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death
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It's time for some mystery! Do you think you could solve a murder? What about a murder committed in a dollhouse? Today we're talking about Frances Glessner Lee and her incredibly creative--and groundbreaking--contributions to forensic investigation.

This story flips the good ole "whodunnit" on its head!

Sources:

https://www.npr.org/2017/11/18/564791775/the-tiny-murderous-world-of-frances-glessner-lee

http://deathindiorama.com/francesglessnerlee.html

https://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/nutshells

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/arts/design/frances-glessner-lee-forensic-science-renwick-museum.html

https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2005/09/frances-glessner-lee-html

https://slate.com/technology/2014/06/nutshell-dioramas-of-death-frances-glessner-lee-forensic-science-and-training-crime-scene-investigators.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_J._Glessner_House#John_J._Glessner

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

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