"Preface The aim of this book is to present a novel way of teaching forensic science and, more importantly, a different way of presenting any science discipline whether it be chemistry, physics, or biology. Most science textbooks today are formatted and presented in a compartmentalized manner; students are likely to encounter a chapter entitled "Cell Structure and Function" in a biology textbook, or "States of Matter" in a chemistry textbook, or "Newton's First Law of Motion-Inertia" in a physics textbook, or "Blood Spatter" in a forensic textbook. These compartmentalized units present an extensive list of vocabulary words as well as scientific principles and concepts to be mastered. The student take notes, conducts lab experiments and, at the conclusion of the unit, is evaluated by some form of assessment. This cycle repeats itself with the next chapter until the course is completed at the end of the academic year. This format often lacks the connections learned in prior chapters to the current chapter under study. Science on the other hand is about making connections. The disconnect that commonly exists between science textbooks, science courses and the way real science operates will be addressed in this manuscript. Science works with a problem or an observation which requires an integrated approach involving many different disciplines of science coming together and the connections that these disciplines can provide to help solve a problem or explain an observation. This book attempts to capture the student's interest by means of a unique format. It begins with a story about two characters who go about solving a missing persons case"--�