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The ground remembers: how forensic geology searches for the dead

The ground remembers: how forensic geology searches for the dead

by Daisy Sanderson | Jun 2, 2026 | Dissect

Dr Laurance Donnelly has spent three decades using soil, disturbed ground and decomposition to help police search for buried remains. The woman with a spade Dr Laurance Donnelly first knew Saddleworth Moor as a child. He grew up east of Manchester, close enough for...

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