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Behind the Police Tape at a Forensic Science Program

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This doll lists all of the symptoms of abrin, the toxin of the rosary pea (Abrus precatorius) seed. The red and black beans are often made into jewelry like the doll’s necklace. Photo by Nicholas Gerbis/KJZZ.

Every great investigator tells a story about the one that got away.

For Kimberly Kobojek, director of the forensic science program at Arizona State University’s West campus, formerly of the Phoenix Police Crime Lab, that white whale was a reddish brown stain.

Read/listen to my full story at KJZZ’s Arizona Science Desk:
Forensic Science Education at ASU: a Peek Behind the Police Tape