Forensics Detective Reviews Crime Scene Investigations, from 'Dexter' to 'CSI: Miami' | Vanity Fair

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Retired forensics detective Karen Smith reviews crime scene investigations from television and films including 'Dexter,' 'Fargo,' 'Iron Man 3,' 'CSI: Miami,' 'The Silence of the Lambs,' 'No Country For Old Men,' 'Body of Proof' and 'The Boondock Saints' and analyzes their probability, craft, and execution.
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  • @shubhz.sayzzz
    @shubhz.sayzzz3 жыл бұрын

    next episode: real meth chefs reacting to breaking bad 😎.

  • @sachk6065

    @sachk6065

    3 жыл бұрын

    real chemists react

  • @Orangenation00

    @Orangenation00

    3 жыл бұрын

    " Meth chefs " 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @shubhz.sayzzz

    @shubhz.sayzzz

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Orangenation00 I didn't know a specific word for them 😅😅. Also the word chef is used multiple times in the show

  • @Orangenation00

    @Orangenation00

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@shubhz.sayzzz Lmaoooo I love it 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @aliceg5327

    @aliceg5327

    3 жыл бұрын

    "This isn't credible at all! This guy uses and he's got all his teeth!"

  • @55555gino
    @55555gino3 жыл бұрын

    “I may have a nightmare tonight now that I watched it “ Man the way she roasted dexter... 😂💀. RIP

  • @leonwatkins5072

    @leonwatkins5072

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yh she never seen the show there’s way more great scenes then the one used

  • @thepubknight6144

    @thepubknight6144

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@leonwatkins5072 well Dexter being a forensic pathologist should know he should of never put strings for blood because it's tampering evidence

  • @godfreyofbouillon966

    @godfreyofbouillon966

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@leonwatkins5072 Bad show with bad forensic scenes

  • @manwithnoname3024

    @manwithnoname3024

    2 жыл бұрын

    Again, super early episode. Maybe even the pilot. They got better. But it IS Hollywood. You should never really expect these things to be perfect or even very realistic.

  • @Jim-pq9pm

    @Jim-pq9pm

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@godfreyofbouillon966 troll fail

  • @DaVeganZombie
    @DaVeganZombie2 жыл бұрын

    This lady was incredible. So much respect to her. Even more so that she didn’t have an aneurism while making the video. She looked like she wanted to scream at them every time. I loved it. What a badass woman doing such a cool career.

  • @Lex-Rex

    @Lex-Rex

    2 жыл бұрын

    She is arrogant and was wrong about the string used in Dexter: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZZ56rbyag8i0mso.html

  • @6Demon6Goat6
    @6Demon6Goat63 жыл бұрын

    I could do without the background music while she’s talking.

  • @maga7492

    @maga7492

    3 жыл бұрын

    I agree 100%

  • @amandapasler5941

    @amandapasler5941

    3 жыл бұрын

    Probably just trying to employ more people in editing while corona is going on; but I agree it's a bit much

  • @Maazzzo

    @Maazzzo

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm hard of hearing and they do this on all on their videos. I really wish they'd stop because it makes it so hard to hear her. Which is a shame because she's really interesting.

  • @abigail1023

    @abigail1023

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes! I don't know why so many video makers feel we need to hear drums while people are speaking. Maybe they think we all have AADD and it's the only way to keep our attention? It's so annoying I usually give up watching, like now.

  • @userb8a

    @userb8a

    3 жыл бұрын

    I agree, but for the vast majority of people it actually increases engagement, so they're not gonna stop doing it for a while :/

  • @TamagoSenshi
    @TamagoSenshi3 жыл бұрын

    The point of No Country For Old Men is the clash between old ideas and new ones, so the sheriffs messing with the crime scene works perfectly

  • @christocc
    @christocc3 жыл бұрын

    "And she's not going to get cold, I promise." Actually, she will get cold, she just won't feel it.

  • @MrJeezus

    @MrJeezus

    3 жыл бұрын

    Because she's freakin' DEAD!

  • @dovm5d

    @dovm5d

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nope. she will not. Her body will. Actually words like cold and warm are about perception, not about temperature

  • @christocc

    @christocc

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@dovm5d Hence my saying that she won't feel it.

  • @alexandreayoung7920

    @alexandreayoung7920

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@dovm5d The body would be cold to the touch of another person, so there's the perception. And the original comment still stands. 😉

  • @thats4thebirds

    @thats4thebirds

    2 жыл бұрын

    Some real “akshually” energy in here lol

  • @JanPopieluch
    @JanPopieluch3 жыл бұрын

    Temperature of the surface of the Sun is ~5700 K, not 5700 F :D 5700 K is 9 800 F, that's not even close!

  • @thegreatbakchod32
    @thegreatbakchod323 жыл бұрын

    This was awesome. Bring her back to do more of these. Also, I guess it is helpful that most on-screen crime scenes/investigations are not realistically portrayed as they are less likely to smarten up would-be criminals...

  • @sammeettelang6267

    @sammeettelang6267

    3 жыл бұрын

    She should review True Detective Season 1.

  • @jfbeam

    @jfbeam

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nah, it boils down to two factors: (a) they don't _know_ (or care) what actually goes on at a real crime scene. And (b) what actually happens is so tedious and boring no one would watch it.

  • @tgreaux5027

    @tgreaux5027

    3 жыл бұрын

    It has nothing to do with that, its just that they dont know what actually happens. I mean do you know exactly what its like to be a genetic engineer? Do you know the intricacies of the lab tests they perform and the methodologies of gene extraction etc? Also, even if you learned them theres a very good chance they wouldn't make for exciting TV and youd have to alter them to make them more camera appealing.

  • @maxspechter4321

    @maxspechter4321

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@tgreaux5027 that's why they consult with the experts

  • @noahgorman681

    @noahgorman681

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@maxspechter4321 Exactly. The commenters above seem to be missing this crucial fact

  • @litchick2715
    @litchick27153 жыл бұрын

    I have seen a lot of these, but this lady seemed most accurate of all. She didn't patronise the clips just to give us something and was so logical. You go lady!

  • @ChaosmanOne
    @ChaosmanOne3 жыл бұрын

    I kind of wish you had have done Bones.

  • @kathyknight3896

    @kathyknight3896

    3 жыл бұрын

    She'd have a fit over the "Angelator".

  • @karleybioanthro

    @karleybioanthro

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes! Bring her back and do Bones

  • @anujamagar3721

    @anujamagar3721

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hahahahah

  • @VorpalSpider69

    @VorpalSpider69

    3 жыл бұрын

    She’s a blood spatter analyst, not a forensic anthropologist

  • @tobiasrab6447
    @tobiasrab64473 жыл бұрын

    Can't believe she did my my boy Dexter so dirty

  • @augustcelineiii946

    @augustcelineiii946

    3 жыл бұрын

    Eh, she's analysing it for realism because she has so much experience doing the actual job, but making things close to reality doesn't always make good television.

  • @Im_JLC

    @Im_JLC

    3 жыл бұрын

    dexter deserves it after those last 2 season lol

  • @JMarchel

    @JMarchel

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Im_JLC PREACH

  • @fleshTH

    @fleshTH

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@augustcelineiii946 True, but she took apart 1 scene. Honestly, that scene has already been taken apart by one of the other channels that does a similar thing (like wired, or something). She talked about castoff, well, so did Dexter in another scene.

  • @romanoonamor7690

    @romanoonamor7690

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well, Dexter is just unrealistic. It's not good.

  • @Torthrodhel
    @Torthrodhel3 жыл бұрын

    Goodness me, that speech. "That's what we do. I honor her life." Well done to the actor for managing to maintain a straight face during that, I would've been rolling around in fits. Whoever wrote that should be writing talent show judge banter not cop dramas.

  • @hott4688
    @hott46883 жыл бұрын

    Dexter knows because he’s the one doing the stabbing and the slicing. I love that show. That’s the only show I have seen multiple times start to finish

  • @TheTemperedWolf

    @TheTemperedWolf

    2 жыл бұрын

    I agree. Dexter is amazing. She was so annoying talking about it, and I really don't agree with what she was saying. She just sounded super stuck-up during this video.

  • @samantha-ct2qg

    @samantha-ct2qg

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@TheTemperedWolf she’s an expert giving her insight, it doesn’t matter if you agree or not, what she’s saying is true.

  • @jchunick

    @jchunick

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@TheTemperedWolf wait... what exactly did she say that you disagree with?... I don't imagine you're a crime scene investigator too.

  • @sarahb2628

    @sarahb2628

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@samantha-ct2qg Well, she's wrong about the temperature of the sun, so not everything she said was true.

  • @houvenaghelhugo-julien3523

    @houvenaghelhugo-julien3523

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sarahb2628 She confuses Kelvins and F

  • @shelbybutler9714
    @shelbybutler97143 жыл бұрын

    In the early 80's, was forensics really a "thing", yet? I think she was a little rough on No Country for Old Men. The point of the film was how rapidly the face of crime was changing, while the old way of doing things was struggling to keep up.

  • @briansteele5804

    @briansteele5804

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was looking for this comment. I wish they would give her context of the scene. Maybe she could talk about how the science has grown in the decades or what’s bad science in general vs what’s outdated.

  • @tomisaacson2762

    @tomisaacson2762

    2 жыл бұрын

    My thoughts exactly. Plus he's a small town sheriff. They're not gonna have the same access to lab experts as a big city.

  • @Freakinawesome333

    @Freakinawesome333

    2 жыл бұрын

    That season of Fargo was also set in the past. They never seem to mention the time period in these videos.

  • @rustecohle591
    @rustecohle5913 жыл бұрын

    You should’ve added the Hannibal tv series

  • @wendlingk2702

    @wendlingk2702

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes! Except Hannibal takes a liberty by allowing Will to be able to make “leaps” that no one else can make. It’s sort of like an ex machina that allows the storytellers to bend their own rules and progress the storyline. Which I love haha. We all know they def don’t follow real world CSI protocols either haha it’d ruin the art house style!

  • @sheltongolden4394
    @sheltongolden43943 жыл бұрын

    No Country For Old Men was set in the early 80's. No wonder why they didn't live up to modern forensic standards..

  • @douglasdea637

    @douglasdea637

    3 жыл бұрын

    And this was a rural, small town sheriff. I wouldn't expect him to be an expert on what to do. (He's also older and set in his ways.)

  • @danelaborn6515

    @danelaborn6515

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same thing with the Fargo scene, 1970s, and tiny town, and the two men are family. Context matters if you're going to analyze these scenes.

  • @sugardaddy4714

    @sugardaddy4714

    3 жыл бұрын

    Besides, it's Murica

  • @gzer0x

    @gzer0x

    3 жыл бұрын

    Shelton, Do you really think fingerprints were invented in 2000?

  • @sheltongolden4394

    @sheltongolden4394

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@gzer0x No

  • @MovieBuffConnorJamieson
    @MovieBuffConnorJamieson3 жыл бұрын

    I think someone should have told her Fargo is in the 70s so I don't think DNA and forensics were as widespread

  • @anaos1004
    @anaos10043 жыл бұрын

    I sooo wish you would do “Real prophiler analyzes Criminal Minds”!!!

  • @PaigeTheFatFeministWitch

    @PaigeTheFatFeministWitch

    Жыл бұрын

    Omg YES

  • @BotanicManic1
    @BotanicManic13 жыл бұрын

    This whole video is basically her going full Emperor’s New Groove “NO TOUCHY”

  • @VorpalSpider69

    @VorpalSpider69

    3 жыл бұрын

    I mean, she’s right

  • @TheRolexseller
    @TheRolexseller3 жыл бұрын

    Why doesn’t anyone ever talk about how almost every female detective, medical examiner etc always has long hair kept down? Even waitresses have to have long hair pulled back

  • @irkz6690

    @irkz6690

    3 жыл бұрын

    Pretty sure waitresses have to have their hair pulled back to avoid hair falling in food.

  • @Im_JLC

    @Im_JLC

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@irkz6690 yes and the same is for hair falling into dna samples evidence(clothing ect) he is correct in his statement.

  • @johndododoe1411

    @johndododoe1411

    3 жыл бұрын

    The real world detective presenting this has her hair down.

  • @pokapopcorn

    @pokapopcorn

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@johndododoe1411 But she's only commenting. At a crime scene or in the lab hair is either short or pulled back, counts for guys with longer hair, too.

  • @lizfinkelstein1323

    @lizfinkelstein1323

    3 жыл бұрын

    or the dark autopsy rooms lit only by hazy, 40 watt bulbs? bitches need bright light to scalpel a body open!

  • @crisp6615
    @crisp66153 жыл бұрын

    Next episode: Aliens react to alien movies.

  • @dmorga1
    @dmorga13 жыл бұрын

    She is sharp and fantastic. I am sure she can claim a fair number of closed cases to her credit!

  • @kristinamitchell716
    @kristinamitchell7163 жыл бұрын

    Her necklace is so unique. It's the Fibonacci Sequence. I really like it.

  • @Lina_al_j
    @Lina_al_j3 жыл бұрын

    I want another video with her - she's awesome, I could listen to her talking about crime scenes for hrs and hrs

  • @kevin_mitchell
    @kevin_mitchell3 жыл бұрын

    I'd like to see them analyse the TV series "The Fall", set in Belfast with Gillian Anderson. The police and forensic procedures seem to be very authentic and some of the best I've ever seen. And also "Bosch".

  • @TheDavemarz
    @TheDavemarz3 жыл бұрын

    At 19:35 "I see a beautiful young woman who ate well and kept fit. For whom, a boyfriend? Did she break up with him?" Maybe she kept fit and ate well because she just enjoyed being in shape for herself. The idea that the only reason a person should take care of themselves is for someone else is BS.

  • @MovieBuffConnorJamieson

    @MovieBuffConnorJamieson

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah I caught that too. I'm unhealthy and skinny and no girlfriend is gonna change that about me

  • @tomisaacson2762

    @tomisaacson2762

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, no medical examiner is gonna talk like that. That scene is full of baaad and cheesy writing.

  • @poetryforfun1054
    @poetryforfun10542 жыл бұрын

    As good as the video might be, I do think that it’s a little unfair to apply the modern standard of forensics to some of these movies because: 1. The time period in which they happen matters a lot when It comes to forensic understanding. Fingerprints, DNA and things like that became really important until the late 90’s early 2000’s when they were able to correctly identify who they belonged to. Back in the 70’s and 80’s these things mattered too, it’s just that they couldn’t exactly use them as the technology of the time didn’t allow it. 2. Some of these movies seem to take place in small towns. Small towns that most likely don’t have the budget to buy every fancy forensic equipment, that most likely don’t have the manpower to correctly analyze the scene, and that most likely don’t have the education that exists in their time period when it comes to forensics. So, it is a little bit dumb to try to apply modern forensic science to the past and stuff. Sorry for my English.

  • @johndododoe1411

    @johndododoe1411

    Жыл бұрын

    Central fingerprint databases date back much further and used to be rooms full of paper records and an expert team knowing how to find a print in their filing system. Efficient processing of other trace evidence is more modern, and thus the use of full body paper suits at crime scenes.

  • @eliasbischoff176
    @eliasbischoff1763 жыл бұрын

    I really like that scilence of the lambs was the most realistic. I absolutely love the movie and have the book on my list. Plus it just shows how you can completely terrify your audience without leaving the bounds of realism. Honestly realistic horror and really good thrillers are my favorite kind of horror. They are just that much more scary.

  • @SunnyGoesIn1D

    @SunnyGoesIn1D

    2 жыл бұрын

    Unfortunately the books they’re based on can be… not as illustrative for psychological thrillers, I’ll say, so I wouldn’t go in expecting that. NBC’s Hannibal and SOTL took liberties that made it seem like the books must be amazing for such great adaptations to have come. But of course, you can see and judge for yourself. Maybe I just find Thomas Harris’s writing too dialogue heavy and dry.

  • @rawani.2097

    @rawani.2097

    Жыл бұрын

    @@SunnyGoesIn1D you're right, I've read the book...the adaptations are much better

  • @PaigeTheFatFeministWitch

    @PaigeTheFatFeministWitch

    Жыл бұрын

    The book’s incredible. All the Hannibal books are amazing. The silence of the lambs is very faithful to the book!

  • @Jbluez1
    @Jbluez13 жыл бұрын

    Anyone insulted by the conclusion that a victim has to be in shape for someone else? Maybe that’s why this character isn’t a detective.

  • @aluminij056

    @aluminij056

    3 жыл бұрын

    I cringed at that so hard, yeah eating healthy and running are certainty things you do for a man and not you know, your own life quality. I am 10000% sure that was written by a man.

  • @pieceofpeace35

    @pieceofpeace35

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@aluminij056 Yup.

  • @briesthoughts2261
    @briesthoughts22613 жыл бұрын

    I love these expert-type videos!!

  • @juandenz2008
    @juandenz20083 жыл бұрын

    She did a great job. I hope they get her back to review more crime scene investigations.

  • @TheProductiveProcrastinator
    @TheProductiveProcrastinator3 жыл бұрын

    4:15 well technically, she will get cold...

  • @lkf8799

    @lkf8799

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep ... She just won't "feel" the cold.

  • @MrTomlette
    @MrTomlette3 жыл бұрын

    Man, it would be hilarious if they make one of these detectives to react to Dale Cooper's investigations in Twin peaks lol

  • @Ravioli-uw9uy

    @Ravioli-uw9uy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Twin Peaks❤

  • @antoniovasquez9946

    @antoniovasquez9946

    2 жыл бұрын

    “That’s actually quite real. We do get most of our findings in dreams.”

  • @KSMP
    @KSMP2 жыл бұрын

    I think the point of Fargo is that they are small town cops who aren't used to that type of investigation at all.

  • @kingidk1944
    @kingidk19443 жыл бұрын

    How do you keep finding these great experts? Love her! Great series you guys!

  • @4h1n
    @4h1n3 жыл бұрын

    I miss dexter

  • @treyosborn4936

    @treyosborn4936

    3 жыл бұрын

    To this day I still think they should make a spin off of Harrison continuing in his footsteps

  • @Jacobmelrose26

    @Jacobmelrose26

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@treyosborn4936 Or just Dexter getting bored of the lonely logging life and reuniting with Harrison in Argentina.

  • @treyosborn4936

    @treyosborn4936

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Jacobmelrose26 never really thought of that it would be sick

  • @Jacobmelrose26

    @Jacobmelrose26

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@treyosborn4936 The finale was really odd though if you think about it. Like why did he go north when his family is in Argentina? Maybe they are trying to say he's overwhelmed with guilt after Debs death that he felt he was no longer worthy of a happy life. But you'd think that would only fuel his dark passenger even more. There is definitely potential for a reboot but it's hard to see how they would play that off.

  • @istvansipos9940

    @istvansipos9940

    3 жыл бұрын

    a good show, and then they f*ed up the ending so bad. They almost Lost-ed it

  • @cassandraralph5906
    @cassandraralph59062 жыл бұрын

    Interesting and very educational video!

  • @Zoe_Coles
    @Zoe_Coles3 жыл бұрын

    “She’s not gonna get cold. I promise.” 😧😂

  • @OneViolentGentleman
    @OneViolentGentleman3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, when they don't even put gloves on I basically switch it off. No point going on if they get the most basic thing wrong.

  • @tomisaacson2762

    @tomisaacson2762

    2 жыл бұрын

    I know a doctor who would sometimes do parts of autopsies without gloves

  • @meadecountylocal
    @meadecountylocal3 жыл бұрын

    Well well well great stuff I must say you shocked me

  • @mannotter
    @mannotter3 жыл бұрын

    0:37 Dexter 3:55 Fargo 7:44 Iron Man 3 10:00 CSI Miami 12:36 The Silence of the Lambs 15:34 No Country for Old Men 18:15 Body of Proof 21:30 The Boondock Saints

  • @whybro3516
    @whybro35163 жыл бұрын

    i absolutely LOVE her necklace ! i want one

  • @billwindsor4224
    @billwindsor42242 жыл бұрын

    @Karen Smith - I am glad you are on our side! - the side of law-abiding citizens, that is. You have given us a sober and excellent presentation, very informative; thank you. 🏆🏆

  • @TomBombFR
    @TomBombFR3 жыл бұрын

    So, one of the most realistic clips here (that she had less complaints about) is Iron Man 3...

  • @joanluckejr5639
    @joanluckejr56393 жыл бұрын

    seems to me the Fargo analysis is a little unfair. I believe season two seems to take place and what I would describe as the early to mid-60s. I’m sure at that time the forensic activity around a crime scene was probably much less buttoned up then it would be today.

  • @lppl7780

    @lppl7780

    3 жыл бұрын

    Was going to say the same. If someone isn't familiar with a show that takes place in a different time period it should be provided to the expert seems like that would be a key piece of evidence.

  • @kevin_mitchell

    @kevin_mitchell

    3 жыл бұрын

    And also the 'idle chit chat' concerning the recipe wasn't about the recipe as such, but was concerned with the wife of the state trooper who was dying of cancer, who was also the daughter of the sheriff who'd just arrived, so I think their brief dialogue about her was not only justified but also natural.

  • @kevin_mitchell

    @kevin_mitchell

    3 жыл бұрын

    And the scenes seem a little dated - I think it'd be more relevant to analyse shows that are more contemporary

  • @JonH611

    @JonH611

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same for No Country for Old Men, it takes place in 1980.

  • @robs7275

    @robs7275

    2 жыл бұрын

    Also the guy who put the coat on her was not a cop so while it may be wrong it’s not a crime scene investigation mistake.

  • @sugardaddy4714
    @sugardaddy47143 жыл бұрын

    Murderer's note to self: when done cleaning up the blood, spray luminol all over. Thanks detective!

  • @brandonb8807
    @brandonb88073 жыл бұрын

    I love these videos, but I think it would be awesome to have not only the experts on, but also a screenwriter/director/Producer to help explain the reasoning behind some of the liberties Hollywood takes with film and TV. I don't think Hollywood outright lies or omits some of these things because they don't care, but because some of the realities of these professions are 1.) absolutely boring to watch and 2.) gets in the way of telling the story they're trying to tell. We go to movies and watch TV to be entertained not shadow someone's profession as if it's our first day on the job.

  • @TheWatermelonSunrise

    @TheWatermelonSunrise

    3 жыл бұрын

    There are far too many things that allow them these liberties. The first and most important is time. If they want to be realistic, DNA evidence should be coming in months later not just a day or two. The coroner says more information than they would in reality to push the story so they don't need ten scenes where the detectives visit every lab and technician and witness. Also the PPE in the crime scenes is avoided, because it would be extremely tiring to see them changing in every episode or see 3 people in white suits with only their eyes visible talking to each other.

  • @saigoncurtis9180
    @saigoncurtis91803 жыл бұрын

    Great Forensics Detective

  • @MrsGreenCrocs
    @MrsGreenCrocs3 жыл бұрын

    i love this so much, i love how proffessional she is! and i can watch forensics detectives analyse silence of the lambs foreverrr

  • @karelsudrich5258
    @karelsudrich5258 Жыл бұрын

    Great expert , thanks

  • @hakanyuksel985
    @hakanyuksel9852 жыл бұрын

    6:20 I'm pretty sure I've seen some other detectives talking about how bantering is quite common and realistic in a crime scene tho, maybe subjective? I dunno

  • @MiHanLin1
    @MiHanLin13 жыл бұрын

    Very enlightening! However, I think there's a distinction between Hollywood taking liberties with forensic procedures, and on-screen characters having poor professional performance. No Country for Old Men may be a very good example of some old timers being very cavalier with forensic best practices, but that may be a realistic portrayal of what those characters would actually do.

  • @roma0303

    @roma0303

    3 жыл бұрын

    Also it is supposed to take place in (very) rural Texas in the 1980s. So this may be very accurate. The author of the book is always very well researched.

  • @tomisaacson2762

    @tomisaacson2762

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah the experts generally want to portray their fields in the best possible light so they'll say people doing something sloppy is unrealistic. But people are actually sometimes sloppy.

  • @DaddyOfTheSugarVariety
    @DaddyOfTheSugarVariety3 жыл бұрын

    I love Dexter, but I find this video very interesting!

  • @istyler
    @istyler3 жыл бұрын

    She is extremely smart, I want to be smart like her. I love her

  • @h_3795

    @h_3795

    3 жыл бұрын

    ?

  • @shriviyasr3848
    @shriviyasr38483 жыл бұрын

    Going by her review, Edgar wright's hot fuzz has the best crime scene investigation scene.

  • @jenniferk9242

    @jenniferk9242

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha i immediately thought that too

  • @fluffycommander

    @fluffycommander

    3 жыл бұрын

    I wish, but there are far too many people on the scene, all tripping over each over.

  • @synthwolfe8906
    @synthwolfe89062 жыл бұрын

    Question: why does a cop tell us that methol makes bodies smell worse, but in the mortician one, he recommended using vicks to help cover the smell? Which one is true?

  • @gothassassin14

    @gothassassin14

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think it's both because while Vicks does open the nasal passages, the smell is still masked. What might happen is that after the Vick's scent wears away, you start smelling more of the decomp because the particles were able to go deeper into the nasal cavity. So it's a Catch 22. I also think it really depends on the person though. In my mortician group, they also recommended Vicks and some agreed it worked while others said it didn't.

  • @bethd.6670
    @bethd.66702 жыл бұрын

    One of my favorite crime scene scenes is in Copycat, when we are introduced to Holly Hunter's character. It's very quiet, calm, without all the bells and whistles you see in most shows/movies. That whole movie is just fantastic, but that scene really stuck with me.

  • @Rouge_7
    @Rouge_72 жыл бұрын

    Ms. Smith, thank you for doing this video of movie and TV supposed crime scene investigator methods. I was a LEO for 30 yrs and even after being retired 18yrs, I am still constantly critically driving my wife bat-crap-crazy because of my critical observations of crappy crime scene investigators.

  • @albertp.3893

    @albertp.3893

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your service! At what age did you start in LE?

  • @Dan-Black
    @Dan-Black3 жыл бұрын

    I was really hoping she'd criticize the hip (i.e., non-lab) clothing and especially the horrible lighting in the labs in shows like CSI. (But I like what she did cover -- not just tearing apart the many shows and movies that get it wrong, but also praising the bits that a few got right.)

  • @555yrty
    @555yrty Жыл бұрын

    10:45-10:47 Me 😂 at this clip.

  • @SophyaAgain
    @SophyaAgain3 жыл бұрын

    I am curious how much accurate is "Lewis" ...Such a great series!

  • @ukaniko
    @ukaniko3 жыл бұрын

    I'm loving how knowledgeable this woman is and how well she breaks down Hollywood forensics vs the real thing. Though, for some of the movies/tv shows that take place in the past, I'm sure the intention behind those scenes is to illustrate just how far forensics has come--particularly those like Fargo and No Country for Old Men that were made well after media like "CSI" and true crime docs made the general public much more aware of modern crime scene investigation.

  • @reneezemlock7880
    @reneezemlock78802 жыл бұрын

    As a CSI... THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!

  • @kenyonr
    @kenyonr3 жыл бұрын

    Ok. We couldn't get the Reno 911 Arby's crime scene?

  • @hkbabel

    @hkbabel

    3 жыл бұрын

    :-)

  • @victorbowker457
    @victorbowker4573 жыл бұрын

    Did anyone else see that cascade ad lol it was great

  • @goldenchick85
    @goldenchick852 жыл бұрын

    Which CSI Miami episode is that?

  • @austingifford3343
    @austingifford33433 жыл бұрын

    5400 degrees F isn't that close to the surface temperature of the sun. The sun is around 5800 Kelvin (very roughly 10000 F), not 5700 degrees F. I'm not saying 3000 C isn't hot, but it isn't surface of the sun hot.

  • @phizc
    @phizc2 жыл бұрын

    9:40 So dry ice in a pressure cooker is not a bomb. Got it. It'll explode and throw shrapnel, but it's OK.

  • @Kick0a0cat
    @Kick0a0cat2 жыл бұрын

    Do you use 3D programs and liquid simulators to predict blood patterns?

  • @guila5637
    @guila56373 жыл бұрын

    0:25 Nagito: Yeah... about that

  • @ashante190
    @ashante1903 жыл бұрын

    Why does Vanity Fair, GQ and WIRED do the same videos of experts reacting to movies/television for accuracy?

  • @sabinadelange6176

    @sabinadelange6176

    3 жыл бұрын

    idk but I can’t get enough of them 😂

  • @NyxdeVil-F
    @NyxdeVil-F6 ай бұрын

    The way she got so upset when the Sheriff picked up those shell casings...

  • @Jackdelroy1
    @Jackdelroy13 жыл бұрын

    How dare you say that about Dexter...lol! But seriously, I like this lady.

  • @WickedPhase
    @WickedPhase3 жыл бұрын

    She sounds like a narrator for a crime documentary, awesome!

  • @csuki
    @csuki2 жыл бұрын

    Love hearing her on watchmojo. Great video!

  • @brostelio
    @brostelio3 жыл бұрын

    I love her style!

  • @mothball5425
    @mothball54253 жыл бұрын

    Even this small clip of SOTL is petrifying 😨

  • @comradecat3678
    @comradecat36783 жыл бұрын

    she also is not taking it account "how much do two texas rangers in 1979 care about a drug deal gone wrong" the whole movies point is Tommy Lee Jones realizing life is pointless

  • @fuckdefed
    @fuckdefed3 жыл бұрын

    It would be good if someone did an analysis of ‘Silent Witness’

  • @danielbaca6066
    @danielbaca60663 жыл бұрын

    Way off on the surface of the sun statement. Unless she meant to say 5700K or even C. Because it's much closer to 6500-6000 C (depending on location of measure). Which is ~2x the 3000 F... Also you wouldn't necessarily create a large "blast radius" as the 2 factors don't correlate. An arc flash of extremely high voltage can create that temperature easily within a small radius. If you're going to do a "science" video at least edit it and don't use singular person general "facts" (i.e. opinions based off their experience and their knowledge). This is why there's specialist within fields.

  • @TLJ1025
    @TLJ10253 жыл бұрын

    Lol dexter is a truly fantastic show. But the forensic science in that show is absurd.

  • @cheshirccat
    @cheshirccat3 жыл бұрын

    "'When is a bomb not a bomb'? Never." Let's play Spot the Person Who's Never Watched the Movie and Doesn't Know the Premise (the rest of these are fascinating but like...shouldn't a brief premise be given if the expert who's supposed to be breaking scenes down hasn't seen the movie or show?)

  • @ThirteenAmp

    @ThirteenAmp

    2 жыл бұрын

    She's right though, if it's not a bomb that doesn't make it a bomb and vice versa

  • @LaraLove23
    @LaraLove232 жыл бұрын

    For Fargo, the cops doing all sorts of stuff that shouldn't be done at crime scenes was sort of the point. Small town cops with no experience dealing with these sort of crime scenes, living that slow, relaxed life. Them being completely incompetent was central to the plot.

  • @Jacobmelrose26
    @Jacobmelrose263 жыл бұрын

    Sure she seems she knows what she's talking about...But how do I know what your saying isn't propaganda? I'm gonna side with my man Dexter I've seen him solve like hundreds of crime scenes.

  • @lindseyburgess8576

    @lindseyburgess8576

    3 жыл бұрын

    The average cases crime scene detectives and CSIs solve is about 2000 a year

  • @lindseyburgess8576

    @lindseyburgess8576

    3 жыл бұрын

    So that puts Dexter to shame!!!

  • @lizfinkelstein1323
    @lizfinkelstein13233 жыл бұрын

    This video encapsulates why, as a lover of true crime, I can't watch these ridiculous fictional shows. It's not even that they're unrealistic- they're almost antagonistic to the truth of what murder is like.

  • @fortifarse

    @fortifarse

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's why they aren't documentaries. The melodrama here is ridiculous.

  • @jmsmith1767
    @jmsmith17672 жыл бұрын

    This lovely woman missed the point in so many of these clips. The Fargo clip about the coat on the body and talking about the wife was done on purpose to show it being hokey and inappropriate. It was meant to be bad. She’s nice but no fun.

  • @TorQueMoD
    @TorQueMoD3 жыл бұрын

    That was fun! Thanks for sharing Karen!

  • @shafeekhass4641
    @shafeekhass4641 Жыл бұрын

    20000 crime scenes ?! if you did one a day thats 58 years!!!

  • @foreverlovedlex9718
    @foreverlovedlex97183 жыл бұрын

    So cool! She’s awesome!

  • @cmdub97
    @cmdub973 жыл бұрын

    I have extremely limited training in crime scene preservation. I cringed in Fargo with all the screw ups, stepping in the blood, contamination and all kinds of issues.

  • @kelsey6556
    @kelsey65563 жыл бұрын

    "I may know this because of experience."

  • @saquibfarooq
    @saquibfarooq2 жыл бұрын

    Det. Karen, you were meant to have your own KZread Channel. This is the first time a VF expert has actually spoken to me. You present really well and should do this more often. Maybe on your own channl.

  • @connorcraigsellars6576
    @connorcraigsellars65763 жыл бұрын

    She's talking about car tyres and skid marks. All I could think about was Marisa Tomei

  • @code-dredd

    @code-dredd

    3 жыл бұрын

    "I understood that reference"

  • @bucksdiaryfan
    @bucksdiaryfan2 жыл бұрын

    They Dexter scene should have just used a guy throwing a bucket of paint. It would have been just as realistic and useful lol

  • @AkriteChea
    @AkriteChea3 жыл бұрын

    The best shows and movies be inaccurate af but hella entertaining

  • @jfrancis2768
    @jfrancis27683 жыл бұрын

    ive said it for years, no glove, no love....

  • @Vil_Lama
    @Vil_Lama3 жыл бұрын

    20'000 crime scenes? That's a lot, let's say she did that for 30 years, that's about 2 crime scene per day (if she never took a day off).

  • @teentraveler1790

    @teentraveler1790

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hmm, yes very suspicious of them. We should uncover more.

  • @RS-et2hx

    @RS-et2hx

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’m a csi , I’ve been to about 8000 in 14 years

  • @joyontheleft

    @joyontheleft

    3 жыл бұрын

    she might be counting working on them remotely. Examining evidence and photos etc

  • @jfbeam

    @jfbeam

    3 жыл бұрын

    That was my first reaction, too. But then, not all crime scenes are "hollywood grade". When our office building was broken into, the crime lab guys were only here for a few hours. (and in our office for ~30min to take pictures of what was broken, and catalog what was taken -- which wasn't much, and amounts me handing them a print out with serial number, etc.)

  • @PoppyCorn144
    @PoppyCorn1443 жыл бұрын

    I really like this lady and would listen to her for hours. 20 thousand crime scenes. If she was a crime scene investigator for 20 years that’s 3 crime scenes a day without leave - no wonder serial killers get away with it for so long these people are chronically overworked.

  • @likmijnreet4542
    @likmijnreet45422 жыл бұрын

    her sneering sarcasm ruins it

  • @ripitup32
    @ripitup323 жыл бұрын

    This lady seems like my year 10 English teacher that I hated at the time but now see is chilled.

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