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How linguists solve crimes, with Natalie Schilling

How linguists solve crimes, with Natalie Schilling

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1027. This week, I talk with forensic linguist Natalie Schilling about how people's language gives them away — in manifestos, ransom notes, text messages, and more.

Natalie Schilling is a professor emerita of linguistics at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, and runs a forensic linguistics consulting firm. You can find her on LinkedIn.

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How linguists solve crimes, with Natalie Schilling

How linguists solve crimes, with Natalie Schilling

Natalie Schilling, Mignon Fogarty