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Mark Benecke
Mark Benecke
Mark Benecke
BornRosenheim, Germany
OccupationForensic biologist and writer
CitizenshipGerman
EducationBiology
GenrePopular science non-fiction.

Mark Benecke (born August 26, 1970 in Rosenheim, Bavaria, is a German forensic biologist.

Life[edit]

Benecke was born in Rosenheim (Bavaria). After receiving a Dr. rer. medic.atCologne University in 1997,[1] he worked in the Chief Medical Examiner's Office in Manhattan, New York from 1997–1999. As of 1999, he works internationally on forensic cases as a freelance expert witness. He also teaches at various police academies and acts as a visiting professor to universities in Germany, England, Vietnam, Colombia, and the Philippines. He was married to the criminal psychologist Lydia Benecke.

Career[edit]

Biologist[edit]

Benecke has worked on the identification of Adolf and Eva Hitler's skull and teeth in Moscow,[2] and is the only forensic scientist to work on the case of Colombian serial killer and rapist Luis Garavito.[3] Some of his forensic cases have been covered by the National Geographic Channel and the History Channel.

Author[edit]

Benecke has 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.[4] and scientific advisor to the German skeptic organization GWUP,[5] where he publishes skeptical articles on various topics, including his attempt to explain alleged signs of vampirism.[6]

Activities[edit]

Using the pseudonym "Belcanto Bene", Benecke was a member of the German punk band Die Blonden Burschen between 1989–2000.[7]

In 2004, he was the guest editor of Anil Aggrawal's Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology for the Forensic Entomology Special Issue).[8]

In 2010, he was candidate for the office of prime minister for Germany's largest state North Rhine-Westphalia for the satirical political party Die PARTEI.[9][10] Since 2010, he is Chairman of Die PARTEI in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.[11]

In 2011 Mark featured as a vocalist on Sara Noxx's cover of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' song "Where the Wild Roses Grow".[12]


Publications[edit]


References[edit]

  1. ^ Print of the Ph.D certificate in: Lachende Wissenschaft. Aus den Geheimarchiven des Spaß-Nobelpreises, Lübbe, Bergisch-Gladbach 2005. ISBN 3-404-60556-X (German)]
  • ^ National Geographic movie about Hitler research in Moscow with Mark Benecke
  • ^ Luis Alfredo Garavito Cubillos: criminal and legal aspects of serial homicide with over 200 victims, Arch Kriminol (2002) 210(3-4):83-94
  • ^ Example article "History of forensic entomology" from Forensic Science International special issue, republished in Acta Biologica Benrodis 14 (2008): 15-38
  • ^ Mark Benecke at GWUP
  • ^ Vampires among us, Volume III - A scientific study into vampyre identity groups and subcultures. (2015) ISBN 978-3939459958
  • ^ History of the Die Blonden Burschen (2016)
  • ^ "Special Forensic Entomology Issue in Aggrawals's Journal" (PDF).
  • ^ "Official original results of 2010 State Elections NRW". Archived from the original on May 13, 2010.
  • ^ "Official List (of State Voting Office NRW) of DIE PARTEI members qualified for the votes" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 8, 2010.
  • ^ Germany, Die PARTEI, Berlin. "Die PARTEI". Die PARTEI.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • ^ "Sara Noxx/Mark Benecke - Where the Wild Roses Grow". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
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