This is a very sad case where life imitates art. CSI fans will remember that this has happened on the show before too. It became a huge investigation to find out why the man lit on fire. Not to mention the fact that the victim in that episode was fried to a crisp.
But for homeless man 31-year-old Daniel Wood, it became his reality this week. He ignited when police officers tasered him when he resisted arrest. In his case, though, he had a small fire and the police were able to put it out with their hands. He only suffers …read more

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I was out listening to music and having a drink with friends last week in Las Vegas when we struck up a conversation with some women at the table next to us. One of them, it turns out is an undercover Las Vegas police officer! I just had to ask her to talk to me a bit about what it’s like for her to work there in the “city of sin.”
I’ll call her Fran, but it’s not her real name. She’s a petite, pretty woman, but with a handshake like a vice. It’s plain that in her case, looks …read more

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That’s right! According to TV Guide, there’s a CSI movie in the works! And even better news is that William Petersen will return to play Gil Grissom in it. Here’s a quote from William about the movie:
“Yes, there will be a movie,” Petersen told Britain’s Radio Times. Although he is sure fans might be “a little trepidatious,” Petersen promises the move to the big screen will not be done haphazardly.
“Usually people leave it till a series has finished —they did that with The X-Files and Sex and the City,” Petersen said. “But it’s about finding the right story, there …read more

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You have seen him on CSI: Vegas playing the recurring role of firearms tech Bobby Dawson. But his real name is Gerald McCullouch. According to TV Guide, while he was working on his laptop on the New York subway, a man jumped him and tried to steal the laptop. He fought back by punching the man.
“That’s when he pulled a kitchen knife out of a black plastic bag,” McCullouch said. “This thing must have had a blade 10 inches long. …I yelled at the top of my lungs, ‘Get the [bleep] away from me!’ That’s when …read more

Now and then a new show comes along that promises to give fans of crime dramas more of what they love. This time, it’s a new real-life series called Manhunters: Fugitive Task Force. The show will premiere tomorrow, December 9 at 10:00pm ET/PT on A&E, and follows the elite agents of the NY/NJ Division in the heart of New York City, the most active unit in the country, as they track down a different dangerous felon in each episode.
Fans of such shows as The First 48 and Crime 360 will be excited about this new show that follows real crime …read more

We finally have the official word from CBS that Laurence Fishburne will be joining the cast of CSI: Vegas. When I told you about it a few days ago, it was still in negotiations. Apparently, they worked out a satisfactory deal for everyone concerned. I, for one, am looking forward to seeing Fishburne’s contribution to the show and know that he will become a great addition to the cast.
Here’s the official word from CBS about the character:
“Fishburne will play a former pathologist who is now working as an itinerant college lecturer, teaching a course in criminalistics. His focus is on …read more

TV Guide just reported that acting legend, Laurence Fishburne is nearing signing a contract to join the cast of CSI: Vegas. (Can you believe they actually almost have “Othello” for the show – he’s incredible!)
The character he will play won’t be a direct replacement for William Petersen’s character Gil Grissom, but will play a DNA expert who has identified a gene that seems to cause serial killers…and he has the gene himself!! What a cool character!
I will update you as soon as the deal is signed. I’m thrilled! They couldn’t pick a more fabulous actor to join the show.
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Fans of the lovely Emily Procter don’t have to wait until CSI:Miami premieres this fall to get to see her in something new. There’s a brand new show that she’ll be a part of, starting tonight!
HGTV’s Summer Showdown premieres tonight at 10/9c and one of the celebrity judges for the four-episode series is Emily Procter. Some of HGTV’s best makeover experts will be going head-to-head in a challenge to redesign some very difficult rooms. A panel of celeb judges will choose which design is the best each week. And since Emily Procter has such good taste, she was chosen …read more

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Most parents would take exception with a summer camp where their children were looking at methamphetamine and cocaine, maybe even if they were fake. Not so, however, for parents of Camp CSI: Birmingham attendees. Last week, campers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, all of them high school students from the Birmingham area, spent five days engrossed in the real-life science behind the three CSI television series.
For the first four days, campers at the program, hosted by UAB’s Department of Justice Sciences, spent the morning being briefed by grad students and forensic science/criminal …read more

This is definitely for the curious CSI lover. It is also not for the faint of heart. It’s not the most graphic autopsy video I’ve seen, but, for its brevity, it is interesting and informative for those who want to know more about what the medical examiners of CSI would do, if it weren’t just television.
This video is an autopsy of a man who died of an apparent gunshot wound. Who pulled the trigger?

Okay, who’s up for a seafood luncheon?
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