ABFO Ruler: Used to estimate statue with the femur.
Allard, William: An architect that used Pyro Bar. He was known for developing the Woodley Park neighborhood around 1910.
ATC: Air Traffic Control
Beetles: In Thailand they're sauteed in peanut oil.
Betadine: An antiseptic used to prep patients for surgery.
BOB: Battery Operated Boyfriend
Circumstances of Death: Homicide, suicide, accident, natural
CONADEP: National Commission on the Disappearance of Persons.
Crispy Kritter: A vulgar term for human remains. The body burned in a fire.
Diatamatius Earth: It's made up of prehistoric sea creatures. It's used as an insecticide, filtering agent, cleaning abrasives, ceramics. It's very common.
DEA: Drug Enforcement Agency
Dioxin: It would stay in the system for years cause Cancer, Diabetes, heart attack, and a facial system bone degeneration. Just a little slipped into food would do the trick.
DOB: Date Of Birth
DOD: Dead On Arrival
FAFG: Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology
Flesh Eating Beetles: They are used to remove flesh from the bones of burn victims.
Forensic Fetal Osteology: Fazekas and Kosa. Anthropologist's bible on prenatal development. Published in Hungary in 1978 and long out of print, copies were jealously guarded by those lucky enough to possess them.
GA Airport: Category-A general aviation airport. And the place must fly within specific restrictions, especially if the GA airport is close to a major city.
Gracile: Muscle attachments are slight.
Gypsum: Used to insulate explosives.
Hold For Questioning: This can be requested from the FBI to be a big pain in the butt.
Holographic Crystal Ball: It's not magic. It's a logical recreation of events based on evidence.
IFR: Instrument flight rule. They can fly in all kinds of weather and use instruments to navigate.
Imaging Unit: This computer program which was invented by Angela accepts a full array of digital input, processes it and then projects it as a 3 dimensional holographic image.
IVF: Clinics for couples undergoing treatment for infertility.
Ixchel: A privately owned museum dedicated to Mayan culture.
Jeffersonian: A federally funded institution that must seize every opportunity to prove its worth to friends in congress.
KISS Principle: Keep It Simple Stuipid.
Magnus, Al: Patron saint of fishmongers.
Magnus, Albertus: Patron saint of scientists. He was a 13th century philosopher.
Mongloid: Asian, Chinese, Japense, Vietnamese. Or someone whose ancestors came from Asia. Native American.
MP: Missing Person
NCI: National Civil Police
No Clothes: A body found with no clothes usually means a sex crime. It could also mean the victim favored natural fibers.
No Sweating: It's usually a sign of a sociopath but an anthropologist would be the exception to the rule.
Oxygen Pack Respiration Device: A standard full-face air mask with a single strap over the back, O2 tank the fireman wear.
Positing A Scenario: Working with the other person with possible situations.
Pyro Bar: It's a fireproof tile developed in 1903 by the United States Gypsum Company. It was only used for a few years.
Repudiate: In Muslim law it's a method of divorce it's called Talbak.
SICA: Special Crimes Investigative Unit
Sharing A Meal: A gesture of peace.
Shoveled Incisors: Can indicate race. Scooped-out enamel on the tongue side, with a raised border around the edge. Kind of like a shovel.
Soaker: A vulgar term for human remains. A body that drowned.
Sphenoid: A butterfly-shaped bone that contributes to the orbits and to the cranial base.
Squints: People that squint at things. People with very high IQ's and basic reasoning skills.
Terrorism 101: Targeting everday places causes panic. People stay home. The economy is crippled.
Uhh Uhh: Wait until the bug and slime guy takes a look.
Vegetable Oil: The oil will loosen the seared body parts stuck to the metal. No different than steak on a grill that sticks.
Wanna Get A Drink: Non topical application. Glug glug. Woohoo!
We're Scully and Mulder: An olive branch in other words we're partners.