When a man loves a woman. Violently - by Elizabeth Alley. Blood. A "droplet" here, a “splattering” there. To most of us the difference is only semantic. In fact, it can hold the secret to the nature of violent crimes. In the evidence given by forensic experts in the murder trial of Tim Franklin, it was crucial in showing that a death had not been accidental as Franklin claimed, and revealed a murder that was violent in the extreme.   more »