Expert Witness (26 page)
Over the years, I have learnt an enormous amount through my training, experience and anecdotal information. However, forensic science, just like any other area of science, has an enormous body of research behind it. There are just too many relevant articles to list them all but those to which I have referred either directly or generally are listed below.
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I
t's been a long road and I thank my mum and my gran for their contributions along the way. I know what I'll be like when I'm 89, because I look and sound like my mum, who looks and sounds like her mum. Patch, Baa and John have also been good influences, even if they're not aware of it.
I also thank all the people (there are a lot of them and they know who they are) who have taught me on this journey, including all the geological-, scientific-, anecdotal-and life-experiences. I thank Nick Powell for pointing me onto this career path in the first place and also John and Kathy Manlove who have kept me here despite enormous challenges. Mark Horrocks and I keep each other on the forensic pollen path and he's taught me a lot, including how to identify New Zealand pollen grain. It's debatable if I've taught him as much, but I like to think so.
I also thank Jason for letting me be who I am and for everything that we have gained together.
Finally, Lorain Day and HarperCollins for giving me this opportunity to write. I've enjoyed it; it's a cathartic experience and I thoroughly recommend it.
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Sandiford, Anna, 1970-
Expert witness / Anna Sandiford.
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