Crimes can be solved
in a multitude of ways. The state has a whole array of tools they
can use to identify the guilty, from forensic anthropology to
forensic zoology, and everything in between. Crimes have been
solved using all manner of evidence. The tiniest of pollen
particles have secured convictions for serious offences. Even the
testimony of a parrot was used to convict a man of murder. Some
techniques like DNA analysis and poison testing, which are now
cornerstones of crimefighting, were considered almost magical when
they first emerged in criminal cases.
But are there any truly magical forensic techniques available to
investigators? Is it possible to solve a crime using supernatural
powers? Can ghosts solve their own murders? You may have read
salacious headlines claiming that psychics have solved murders, but
has that evidence ever been subjected to thorough scrutiny by a
judge and jury?
So this Month of the Dead, join criminal barrister and ghost lover,
Naomi Ryan, for a deep dive into the strange and murky world of
CSI: Criminally Supernatural Investigations. Discover the truth
behind psychic detectives. Hear tales of ghosts apparently
identifying their murderers and decide whether you would convict
based on spectral evidence.
Naomi Ryan
Naomi Ryan is a
criminal and public law barrister. After completing the BCL at St
Catherine’s College, Oxford, she taught criminal law to
undergraduates at St Hilda’s College Oxford and University College
London before embarking on her career as a criminal barrister. She
both prosecuted and defended before moving to the Civil Service,
where she worked for an array of prestigious departments, including
the Attorney General’s Office, the Director of Public Prosecutions
and the Court of Appeal. She has since returned to her favourite
place, the courtroom.
When she isn’t advising legal luminaries, she delivers spirited (!)
talks on macabre events in legal history. She is a regular at her
beloved London’s Month of the Dead festival and can often be found
addressing museums and other legal and supernatural organisations
on the spooky and scintillating topic of ghost law. Her favourite
subjects include ghosts as witnesses, the prosecution of fraudulent
mediums and the High Court’s treatment of demon mongooses called
Gef.
| Ticket | Event time | Cost |
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Grave Crimes
Legal Cases Solved from Beyond the Grave |
13:30 - 15:00 | £13.75 |
Address
Guys Hospital Chapel, Entrance via the Courtyard, St. Thomas Street, London, SE1 9GU
Nearest Station
London Bridge (Tube)
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