Forensic Health Training and Resources

12/08/2025

Register here: https://widoj.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_MQBvJg3xTyav9TXsjq-FTQ #/registration

12/03/2025

11/30/2025

On the bitterly cold night of November 29, 1990, seventeen-year-old Neil Stonechild lay dead in a snow-covered field on the outskirts of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Temperatures had plunged to -18°F. Dressed in only a T-shirt, jeans, a light jacket, and a single shoe, his young life ended in silence, far from home and family.

The last confirmed sighting of Neil had been five days earlier: handcuffed in the back of a police cruiser, blood on his face, pleading for help. “They’re going to kill me,” he had cried, words that would haunt witnesses for years.

Yet, in official reports, the Saskatoon Police Service claimed he had simply wandered off drunk from a party, intending to turn himself in for an outstanding warrant, and succumbed to the cold. To his family and community, the story made no sense. Eyewitness accounts, conflicting testimonies, and glaring omissions painted a far darker picture—but for years, the case remained closed.

It wasn’t until the early 2000s, when two more Indigenous men—Rodney Naistus and Lawrence Wegner—were found dead under eerily similar circumstances, that public outrage reignited. Pressure mounted for answers. A formal inquiry revealed the chilling truth: Neil Stonechild had been a victim of a “starlight tour.” Two officers had picked him up, driven him to a remote, frozen expanse, and left him to die.

The case became a grim emblem of systemic racism and police brutality against Indigenous peoples in Canada—a reminder of a young life stolen, and of a society forced to confront its failings. Neil Stonechild’s story is no longer just a statistic; it is a call for justice, recognition, and remembrance.

11/26/2025

"Let's shift the ownership" Christina Ricci said in reaction to a Jameela Jamil's recent reel that outlined the "mass epidemic of men's violence against women."

📷: Getty Images

11/17/2025

New research coming out involving DNA and violence- A Forensic Nurses speciality! N**i leader, Adolph Hitler's DNA extracted and examined with interesting results.

Can't wait to see the published research on this!

Analysis of Adolf Hitler’s DNA reveals he may have had a rare genetic disorder that can delay puberty.

11/15/2025

11/11/2025

“She Rides for the Ones Who Couldn’t”

She does not ride for glory —
she rides for memory.
For every grandmother whose footsteps
were erased by dust and history,
she lets the earth feel them again
through the hooves of her horse.

Her daughter rides behind her,
small hands holding the past,
small heart learning the future.
Not afraid —
because a child raised in courage
does not learn fear,
only direction.

Feathers trail behind them like comets,
carrying prayers too ancient for words,
too sacred for silence.

She is not fleeing,
she is not chasing —
she is returning
to the place where every Native woman
was once a constellation
the world forgot to name.

11/10/2025

Good morning fellow forensic nurses-
A message was sent out November 4th regarding this weeks meeting. That email did not reach some of you.

Here is the message listed below. I will add that at this time, there will be no virtual meeting option. Minutes will be sent out to those who can not attend and expressed interest in joining this founding group.

“A survey was sent out a few weeks ago (original email included below) asking for input regarding the current state of Forensic nursing regarding support from national organizations and any interest, along with viewpoints towards the creation of a Wisconsin statewide Forensic nursing organization. I apologize if that original email did not reach you. It was not my intent to exclude you. Thank you to the several nurses who took the survey and indicated interest, along with those who provided input and asked valuable questions.

I am happy to report that there are many nurses interested in the formation of a statewide forensic nursing organization. We are planning to meet this November 13 and 14th in Tomah, Wisconsin to collaborate and create. I understand that some of you cannot attend. For those who can join us, your input and experience, regardless of how long you have been practicing, is valued and I invite you to join us. There are many of us who are planning on arriving Wednesday evening, November 12. We plan to meet all day Thursday and Friday. If you have any questions or plan on joining us, please reach out to me for more information. Thank you all for the work that you do, for the help given into the patients that we serve, for your dedication to this profession.

With gratitude,
Courtney Bouthilet”

11/09/2025

11/07/2025

Thank you, forensic nurses. 💙

11/05/2025

This Forensic Nurses Week, we share our appreciation for the commitment of forensic nurses across Wisconsin. Forensic nurses support and empower survivors in their time of need by helping with investigative and healing processes. They help make Wisconsin safer and stronger.