Editing Forensic entomology (section)

===Song Ci===
The Song dynasty (960–1279) [[forensic science]] book ''[[Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified]]'' published by a court judge, physician, medical scientist, and writer [[Song Ci]] in 1247 contains the oldest known case of forensic entomology.<ref name="Haskell_2006">{{cite book | vauthors = Haskell NH | date = 2006 | chapter = The Science of Forensic Entomology | title = Forensic Science and Law: Investigative Applications in Criminal, Civil, and Family Justice | pages = 431–440 (432) | veditors = Wecht CH, Rago JT | location = Boca Raton | publisher = CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis Group | isbn = 0-8493-1970-6 }}</ref> In a murder case of 1235, a villager was stabbed to death and authorities determined that his wounds were inflicted by a [[sickle]]; this was a tool used for cutting rice at harvest time, a fact which led them to suspect a fellow peasant worker was involved.<ref name="Haskell_2006"/> The local magistrate had the villagers assemble in the town square, where they would temporarily relinquish their sickles.<ref name="Haskell_2006"/> Within minutes, a mass of [[Blow-fly|blow flies]] gathered around one sickle and no others, attracted to the scent of traces of [[blood]] unseen by the naked eye.<ref name="Haskell_2006"/> It became apparent to all that the owner of that sickle was the culprit, the latter pleading for mercy as authorities detained him.<ref name="Haskell_2006"/>

Song Ci (sometimes called Sung Tzu) was a judicial intendant who lived in China from 1188 to 1251 AD. In 1247 AD, Song Ci wrote a book entitled ''[[Washing Away of Wrongs]]'' as a coroner handbook.<ref>{{cite book | title=T'and-Yin-Pi-Shih: Parallel cases from under the pear-tree | vauthors = van Gulik RH | author-link=Robert van Gulik | edition=reprint | publisher=Gibson Press | orig-year=1956| year=2004 | isbn=978-0-88355-908-6 | page=18 }}</ref> In this book Song Ci depicts several cases in which he took notes on how a person died and elaborates on probable cause. He explains in detail how to examine a corpse before and after burial. He also explains the process of how to determine a probable cause of death. The main purpose of this book was to be used as a guide for other investigators so they could assess the crime scene effectively. His level of detail in explaining what he observed in all his cases laid down the fundamentals for modern forensic entomologists. He is the first recorded account of someone using forensic entomology for judicial means.<ref>{{cite book | vauthors = Tz'u S | translator-last1 = Mc Knight BE | date = 1981 | title = The Washing Away of Wrongs | publisher = Center for Chinese Studies The University of Michigan | pages = 1–34 | isbn = 978-0-89264-800-9 }}</ref>