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Jon Jefferson
Jon Jefferson is a prolific author and documentary writer/producer. His two National Geographic documentaries about the Body Farm—the macabre research where cadaver research helps solve murders—captivated millions of viewers worldwide. Jon has written ten crime novels in the popular “Body Farm” series, six of them New York Times bestsellers. A runner, cyclist, and rusty airplane pilot, Jon lives and writes in Athens, Georgia.
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Beneath maple and oak trees on a hillside in the U.S. South, human bodies—dozens of them—decay in plain sight. They’re part of a pioneering research program at the University of Tennessee. Here at the “Body Farm”—the world’s first and foremost research laboratory of its kind—donated corpses and dedicated scientists advance the frontiers of forensics, in the cause of justice. What happens to the body in the days, weeks, even months after death? This riveting presentation gives participants a rare look behind the secure gates of the Body Farm. Through engaging explanations and anecdotes, it brings alive the crime-solving specialty of forensic anthropology—and debunks some common misconceptions created by movies and TV. The interactive session culminates in a baffling, real-world murder mystery that participants can help solve.