William Bass Quotes (6 Quotes)

At the time, there was nothing much in the literature, ... So I asked the dean if I could have a small piece of land to put bodies on. That was the beginning of what has been 29 years of trying to figure out what happens to people. I think all we've done is scratch the surface.

We've already got 13,000 homes planned in Central Oahu, and traffic is just unbearable. We'd like to see some requirements put on the development, now. Maybe they will have to make more concessions.

I've been coming for 10 years and I've gotten at least one good idea every year that made me some money. Last year they convinced me I should buy energy stocks and I had a wonderful year.

The university lawyers have a form they've made up,

Most of the characteristics used to determine length of time since death are determined by insect activity, ... Occasionally, there will be no flies in a house, and maybe it's two weeks since the time of death before flies finally find a way in, and then there are two different rates of decay.

People will have alibis for certain time periods, and if you can determine death happened at another time, it makes a difference in the court case,