Chapter

Modern Investigation Techniques
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11:49 - 18:35 (06:45)

This podcast discusses how modern-day investigation techniques can be used to re-analyze historical events and uncover new information that may challenge what we previously believed.

Clips
Will Durant described the story of Cambyses, the second ruler of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, who had to follow a legend, but the story could have been colored by those who wanted to get his son out of the way.
11:49 - 16:52 (05:02)
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Cambyses
Summary

Will Durant described the story of Cambyses, the second ruler of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, who had to follow a legend, but the story could have been colored by those who wanted to get his son out of the way. Durant narrates the traditional Cambyses story, which included madness, a kick in the stomach, matricide, patricide, child-killing, and noble Persians' burial alive and execution.

Chapter
Modern Investigation Techniques
Episode
Show 57 - Kings of Kings II
Podcast
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Exploring the difference between investigating a crime with outdated techniques versus utilizing modern tools such as DNA evidence, ballistics analysis, audio samples, and cameras on every street corner to gather a full picture of the scene, the victim, and any potential suspects.
16:53 - 18:35 (01:42)
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Crime investigation
Summary

Exploring the difference between investigating a crime with outdated techniques versus utilizing modern tools such as DNA evidence, ballistics analysis, audio samples, and cameras on every street corner to gather a full picture of the scene, the victim, and any potential suspects.

Chapter
Modern Investigation Techniques
Episode
Show 57 - Kings of Kings II
Podcast
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History