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Dirty Jobs: Killing Evidence
Suppressing a mighty gag reflex (barely), Mike Rowe joins Purdue University's forensic entomology team as they collect adult flies from decaying pig carcasses.
Added: Nov 22, 2010
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Runtime: 01:31
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