Public talk: Evidence for Murder - How physics convicted a killer

"When Australian model Caroline Byrne’s body was discovered at the base of a cliff known as The Gap, a famous Sydney landmark and popular suicide spot, the police assumed her death was suicide. Forensic science would eventually prove that she could not possibly have landed in the place her body was found – wedged head-first into a crevice almost nine metres from the edge of the cliff – if she had jumped."

To coincide with the launch of his new book, Associate Professor Rod Cross will give an account of his physics investigations, including footage of his experiments and stories from inside the court room. His evidence showed that Caroline was thrown, and was a critical part of the evidence presented at Gordon Wood’s trial.

Listen to Rod speaking on ABC Radio National's Late "Night Light Live" show on 7 October.

A video of Rod Cross being interviewed about his new book.

Rod Cross is a forensic scientist and former Professor of Physics in the School of Physics, where he now works as an honorary member of staff. He led the scientific investigation into whether Caroline Byrne jumped or was thrown over the edge of the cliff at The Gap. He continues to work in forensic physics and on the physics of sport. He is a consultant to the NSW Coroner and the NSW Homicide Squad, and to Tennis Australia.

Venue: Footbridge Theatre, Camperdown campus, Parramatta Road, University of Sydney

Time: 6.30pm onwards

Date: Thursday 19th November

RSVP: 9351 3472 or outreach@physics.usyd.edu.au

Order online at UNSW Press.