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Arpad Vass
Born
Arpad Alexander Vass

(1959-08-30) August 30, 1959 (age 64)[1]
Flemington, New Jersey[1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma materBS: Virginia Tech
MS: Virginia Commonwealth University
PhD: University of Tennessee
SpouseVictoria Ann Longo
Scientific career
FieldsForensic anthropology
Doctoral advisorWilliam M. Bass

Arpad Alexander Vass (born August 30, 1959) is a forensic anthropologist. He formerly taught at the Law Enforcement Innovation Center, which is part of the University of Tennessee's Institute for Public Service.[2] For 23 years[3], he worked as a research scientist within the Life Sciences Division of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory[4] until September 2012. Subsequently, he has been a part-time instructor at the National Forensic Academy in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and has offered various services in missing person cases.[5]

Vass is the son of a Hungarian immigrant.[6] He grew up in Arlington, Virginia, where he graduated from Yorktown High School in 1977. He is married to Victoria Ann Longo and they have two sons.[1]

Education and research

In 1980, Vass obtained the Antarctic Exploration certification from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The following year, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Virginia Tech. In 1984, Vass earned a Medical Technology degree from Fairfax Hospital. He earned a Masters of Science degree in 1989 from the Virginia Commonwealth University in Administration of Justice (Forensic Science). In 1991, he earned his PhD from the University of Tennessee in anthropology after defending his dissertation titled Time Since Death Determinations of Human Cadavers.[4]

In his work at the University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility (ARF), Arpad Vass researched the processes involved in the decomposition of human remains. He isolated specific tissues and the species of bacteria that affect their decomposition.[7] He was particularly interested in using the chemicals released by a cadaver to determine the time since death[6] and how the detection of those chemicals could assist in locating remains.

Vass's research centered on a forensic science technique called decomposition odor analysis, or DOA. Using air samples collected around cadaver at the ARF, he was able to identify "chemicals containing 424 specific volatile compounds associated with burial decomposition."[8] A database of such vapors could enable the forensic investigators to detect the location of remains of human beings.[9] The database is a part of the University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility.[10]

In an effort to be able to detect these compounds better and more efficiently than a cadaver dog could, Vass invented the "Light-Weight Analyzer for Buried Remains and Decomposition Odor Recognition" (LABRADOR).[5] In his 2012 TED Talk, he claims that the device has been used to identify over 100 hidden graves and can identify the stage of decomposition, as well differentiate whether the remains are of a human or another type of animal.[11] In the 2010 report for the Department of Justice, Vass states that LABRADOR's ability to identify non-human remains was only studied in a limited capacity on pig carcasses.[12] Furthermore, in the same report, he qualifies that the device is not yet as sensitive as a dog's nose and can only be used for shallow graves in temperate environments.[12]

Vass holds three patents for LABRADOR[13]. In 2010, the estimated cost of the device was $1,000-$1,500[12]; however, as of March 2022, the device has not been sold commercially.[5]




Unsubstantiated Claims

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Flies

Vass claims without evidence that he is developing a forensic tool to help detect and uncover forensic cases.[14] Vass has put forward a proposal to search out human remains with the use of a fly with a tracking chip.[15]

Dowsing

He has also claimed that dowsing rods can be used to find corpses.[5] This may have started as a practical joke, when Vass coincedently located a corpse on the Body Farm while holding two pieces of wire like divining rods.[6] Since then, Vass has gone on to claim that "dowsing is based on scientific principles and the fact that it was admitted in court is proof of the technique’s credibility."[5] He suggests that buried "bones under mechanical stress" emit a piezoelectric charge[5] which causes the rods to cross when held over a burial site.[16] However, he also stated that the rods could give the same response to a small rodent's bones or underground power lines as to human remains.[5]

As of 2022, there has not been any peer-reviewed study published that corroborates that a piezoelectric sensor can detect interred bones.[5] A joint study conducted by the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, the FBI laboratory, and George Mason University[5], published in 2021, asked participants to use dowsing rods to attempt to identify which 3 of 9 areas contained buried bones. The results were not signifcantly different from control subjects who visually inspected the burial sites.[17] Scientists posit the ideomotor effect as an explanation for the movement of the divining rods.[5]

Oscillator

Vass holds five patents on a device he calls


Selected publications

  • Vass, Arpad A (November 2001). "Beyond the grave – understanding human decomposition" (PDF). Microbiology Today. 28. Spencers Wood: Society for General Microbiology: 190–192. ISSN 1464-0570.
  • Vass, Arpad A; et al. (September 1992). "Time since death determinations of human cadavers using soil solution". Journal of Forensic Sciences. 37 (5): 1236–1253. doi:10.1520/JFS13311J. ISSN 0022-1198. PMID 1402750.
  • Vass, Arpad A; et al. (May 2002). "Decomposition chemistry of human remains: a new methodology for determining the postmortem interval". Journal of Forensic Sciences. 47 (3): 542–553. doi:10.1520/JFS15294J. ISSN 0022-1198. PMID 12051334.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Vass, Arpad A (August 1991). Time Since Death Determinations of Human Cadavers Utilizing Soil Solution (PDF) (Ph.D. thesis). University of Tennessee, Knoxville. OCLC 25539141. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
  2. ^ Robertson, Susan (2018-05-08). "Hands On". Our Tennessee. Archived from the original on 2024-07-20. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  3. ^ Taylor, Michelle (2022-02-16). "Adding Scat to the Missing Persons Identification Forensic Toolbox". Forensic: On the Scene and In the Lab. Archived from the original on 2024-07-26. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  4. ^ a b Costner, Robert (2003-04-10). "Lunch/lecture by Arpad Vass". Fornlist (Mailing list). Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "He Trains Cops in "Witching" to Help Find Corpses. Experts Are Alarmed". Archived from the original on April 22, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Smirnov, Alexei. "Top Ten Scientists". Business TN. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  7. ^ Pennisi, Elizabeth (2015-09-22). "Researchers isolate the 'human smell of death'". Science. Archived from the original on 2024-07-26.
  8. ^ Vass, Arpad A.; Smith, Rob R.; Thompson, Cyril V.; Burnett, Michael N.; Wolf, Dennis A.; Synstelien, Jennifer A.; Dulgerian, Nishan; Eckenrode, Brian A. (July 2004). "Decompositional odor analysis database". Journal of Forensic Sciences. 49 (4): 760–769. ISSN 0022-1198. PMID 15317191. Archived from the original on 2024-07-26. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  9. ^ "UNCOVERING THE EVIDENCE". Oak Ridge National Laboratory Review. 37 (1): 19. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  10. ^ Vass, Arpad A; et al. (November 14, 2003). "Decompositional Odor Analysis Database - Phase 1" (PDF). ORNL.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  11. ^ TEDx Talks (2012-07-05). Forensics: Dr. Arpad Vass at TEDxYYC. Retrieved 2024-07-26 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ a b c Vass, Arpad; Thompson, Cyril V.; Wise, MArc (July 2010). "New Forensics Tool: Development of an Advanced Sensor for Detecting Clandestine Graves | Office of Justice Programs". U.S. Department of Justice: Office of Justice Programs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-07-26. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  13. ^ "Arpad A. Vass Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Archived from the original on 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  14. ^ Sachs, Jessica Snyder (January 7, 2003). "New Science for the Murder Victim Search". Popular Science. Archived from the original on May 23, 2011.
  15. ^ Goforth, Sarah (December 16, 2003). "Bodies and Bones: Where the bodies are". WhyFiles.org. Archived from the original on July 4, 2010.
  16. ^ Underdown, Jim (2022-03-23). "Dowsing for Corpses". Center for Inquiry. Archived from the original on 2024-07-26. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  17. ^ Easter, Michael; Christensen, Angi M.; Miller, Michelle (2021-01-01). "Dowsing for Bone: A Blind Test". Forensic Anthropology. 4 (1): 15–20. Archived from the original on 2024-07-25.

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