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One of the problems is they don't have a lot of children's bodies on the "farm". Parent's don't generally donate deceased children to forensic research. In fact, they have a hard time getting adult bodies.

So they use pigs, which are a pretty good tissue match in many ways, except one. Their mass is heavily concentrated, unlike humns who are relativily enlongated.

I doubt seriously if the rate of cooling and decomposition and or mummification in a 50 pound piggie is the same as a 50 pound child. I would also guess that the difference in fat/muscle ratio throws things off a bit too. Just have this feeling that pigs and children have vastly different mummification rates.

And then there is the matter of pig scat, the most redolent scat of all, so flavorful and attractive to insects. Have these scientists been putting out clean, washed pigs, or barn fresh pigs that come with their own fly supply, including maggots stuck in the scat stuck on their hooves?

Forensic Entomology is not a complete science, I doubt there is any "complete" science.

The fact is, they have plenty of room for error, because they are still working on a lot of presumptive info rather than actual facts.

They don't have the exact temps for the exact area because none are available. They have no factual knowledge of what may or may not have been removed or disturbed by predator activiity.

And not one testified that they could conclusively exclude DW as the dumper base on their science. This is why it was unpersuasive to the jury, IMO.

"not one testified that they could conclusively exclude DW as the dumper"

You don't have to prove innocence.

"not one testified that they could conclusively exclude DW as the dumper"

You don't have to prove innocence. "Probably couldn't have dumped her" is surely reasonable doubt.

Sorry about the multiple posts. Computer couldn't decide if it sent that post or not. It's a new computer too.