Crime and Wine is preparing for its return on November 3rd, offering an extra night of excitement. Delve into the captivating realm of cold case investigation, alongside special guest Laurah Norton. To attend this remarkable event, be sure to book your tickets in advance. Individual tickets are priced at $45, while multiple tickets can be purchased for a reduced rate of $40 each. Additionally, if you have a party of six, you can secure a table for $200.
Laurah Norton is a writer and former academic with 15 years in the fields of literary fiction, creative nonfiction, and archival and primary research. For Laurah Norton, forensic science was always more of a passion than anything else.
But after learning about a mishandled 1990s cold case involving missing twins, she was spurred to action, eventually creating a massively popular podcast and building a platform that helped bring widespread attention and resources to the case. Laurah's book, "Lay Them to Rest," builds on Laurah’s fascination with these investigations, introducing readers to the history and evolution of forensic science, from the death masks used in Ancient Rome to the 3-D facial reconstruction technology used today.
Incorporating the stories of real-life John & Jane Does from around the world, Laurah also examines how changing identification methods have helped solve the most iconic cold cases. Along the way readers will also get to see Laurah solve a case in real time with forensic anthropologist Dr. Amy Michael, as they try to determine the identity of “Ina” Jane Doe, a woman whose head was found in a brush in an Illinois park in 1993.