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Profile of Mark Benecke
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Mark Benecke born in 1970, is a forensic biologist. After receiveing his Ph.D. at Cologne University, he switched to the Chief Medical Examiner's Office in Manhattan (1997-1999). Now, Benecke works internationally on forensic cases as a freelance certified & sworn in expert. Benecke worked on the identification of Adolf and Eva Hitler's skull and teeth in Moscow (with the FSB Russia) and on the explanation of alleged signs of vampirism.
Benecke is a teacher at police academies (incl. training for the FBI) and visiting professor at universities in Germany, England, Vietnam, Colombia, and the Philippines. Benecke published several popular science books about the biology of aging, criminal cases and forensic biology. He is a member of the editorial board of the Annals of Improbable Research (Cambridge, USA), guest editor for Forensic Science International (Forensic Entomology Special Issue), and scientific advisor to the German skeptic organization GWUP. Some of his forensic cases were covered by National Geographic Channel.
