“48 Hours<\/a>” will air the episode featuring Krane on Jan. 26.<\/p>\n Dan Krane, professor of biological science, will discuss DNA evidence on an episode of “48 Hours” examining an old murder case on Jan. 26. (Video by Kris Sproles \/ photos by Erin Pence)<\/p><\/div>\n The popular newsmagazine investigates intriguing crime and justice cases that touch on all aspects of the human experience. Over its long run, the show has helped exonerate wrongly convicted people and driven the reopening \u2014 and resolution \u2014 of cold cases.<\/p>\n Moriarty, who has covered such important stories as the Oklahoma City bombing and the Columbine shootings en route to nine national Emmy Awards, has been correspondent for “48 Hours” since 1990.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were looking for labs, somebody who could really talk about DNA in a very clear way relating to a case that we\u2019re looking at,\u201d said Moriarty. \u201cAnd everyone suggested Dr. Dan Krane at Wright State. And so that\u2019s why we came.\u201d<\/p>\n Krane began testifying as a DNA expert in 1991 and has since testified in more than 100 cases in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. He probably among only three or four people sought out by shows like “48 Hours” for an objective academician\u2019s perspective on DNA testing.<\/p>\n Moriarty called Krane the \u201cperfect interviewee.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe brings the whole topic down to a level that we can all understand,\u201d she said. \u201cThe issue in this case is whether DNA tests would help or not. So having someone like Dr. Krane who has no dog in the fight, who just can talk about the value of a DNA test and where it may not help, it was such a big help in explaining that issue.\u201d<\/p>\n For the interview, the five-person “48 Hours” crew transformed the tiny biology lab into a makeshift television studio.<\/p>\n Three cameras, including two powerful digital cinema Canon C300s, were employed. A Keno fluorescent light hung from a boom to provide soft lighting, several light panels were set up for backlighting, and a handful of small Dedolights \u2014 150-watt fixtures with built-in dimmers \u2014 were used to spotlight certain areas.<\/p>\n The sound engineer worked to muffle any outside noise for the interview. Fans, pumps and even a refrigerator were unplugged to achieve acoustic purity.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople involved in forensic science talk about something called \u2018gun focus,\u2019 when eyewitnesses describing crime scenes can only focus on the gun,\u201d said Krane. \u201cI tried to go out of my way not to think about the cameras. \u2026 It was quite a production.\u201d<\/p>\n Krane is accustomed to television productions.<\/p>\n In August, he appeared on ABC-TV’s \u201c20\/20<\/a>\u201d investigative journalism show answering questions about the DNA results in a high-profile, double-homicide case in Virginia. And in 2016 he discussed DNA testing on \u201cInvestigation Discovery (ID),\u201d a U.S. mystery-and-suspense network that was exploring the 22-year-old murder of child beauty queen JonBen\u00e9t Ramsey.<\/p>\n “48 Hours” correspondent Erin Moriarty interviewed Dan Krane in the Fawcett Hall biology lab. “48 Hours” also filmed one of Krane classes and scenes around the Dayton Campus.<\/p><\/div>\n Krane applauded Moriarty and the “48 Hours” crew.<\/p>\n \u201cThey came in well prepared,\u201d he said. \u201c\u2026But I also felt like they were really quite a quick study. They were quick on the uptake. I didn\u2019t have to repeat things multiple times. They understood what I thought were the important things for them to appreciate.\u201d<\/p>\n Krane was also filmed by “48 Hours” during a photosynthesis lecture to his freshman biology class in the Medical Sciences building. It is the largest class on campus, with 392 students. And a “48 Hours” photographer spent a considerable amount of time getting footage of the Wright State monolith at the campus entrance and Alumni Tower.<\/p>\n Moriarty called Wright State \u201cbeautiful,\u201d saying it is much larger than she expected.<\/p>\n \u201cEverything was so easy getting here, doing the interview, having a wonderful lab to do the interview in,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s been great. It\u2019s been one of the easier shoots I\u2019ve been on in a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n Moriarty was born in Cincinnati and raised in Columbus. She graduated from The Ohio State University, Phi Beta Kappa, with a degree in behavioral sciences and received a law degree from the university in 1977.<\/p>\n She was the consumer correspondent for \u201cCBS This Morning\u201d from 1986 to 1990 and the \u201cCBS Evening News with Dan Rather\u201d in 1990. She has covered the death of Princess Diana, the JonBen\u00e9t investigation and the war in Iraq.<\/p>\n Drawing on her training as an attorney, Moriarty has examined some of the most important social and legal issues of the day, including DNA testing of evidence in death row cases, the abortion controversy and battered women\u2019s syndrome. Her exclusive behind-the-scenes report on the defense of convicted Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh was broadcast on \u201c60 Minutes\u201d in 1997.<\/p>\n Krane graduated with a bachelor\u2019s degree in biology and chemistry from John Carroll University in 1985 and obtained a Ph.D. in molecular biology from Penn State in 1990. He did postdoctoral research at Washington University and Harvard before accepting a faculty appointment in 1993 at Wright State.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dan Krane, professor of biological science, will discuss DNA evidence on an episode of “48 Hours” examining an old murder case on Jan. 26. 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