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Dr Claire Ferguson: Media and Impact

QUT Centre for Justice member, Dr Claire Ferguson, has provided media commentary on an upcoming murder mystery night set to take place in Catherine in August, based on a missing persons case that took place in Laramar in 2017.

The night will cast locals into the roles of the real people involved in the unsolved case of Paddy Moriarty and his dog Kelly

Claire discusses the potential legal ramifications of such an event.

This discussion featured on ABC Alice Springs and ABC Radio Darwin.  Listen here.

Claire’s work brings together research and forensic case work in complex death investigations. While her research is published in many traditional academic journals, she also uses this expertise to assist police and attorneys by writing expert forensic reports and delivering expert testimony. Claire has been awarded several consultancies with police agencies around Australia, and has given expert testimony on equivocal deaths to the State Coroner of New South Wales.

Read more about Claire’s research here.

 

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