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Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
c2014
Language
English
Description
The dead can tell us all about themselves: where they came from, how they lived, how they died, and, of course, who killed them. Forensic scientists can unlock the mysteries of the past and help serve justice using the messages left by a corpse, a crime scene, or the faintest of human traces. This book draws on crime novelist McDermid's own interviews and firsthand experience on scene with top forensic scientists. Along the way, McDermid discovers...
Author
Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
The Killer Book of Cold Cases is the ultimate resource for any true crime buff. Filled with stories, trivia, quizzes, quotes, photos, and odd facts about the world's most baffling cases, this is the perfect bathroom reader for anyone fascinated by murder and mayhem. Includes such gripping true cases as: The Vengeful Grandma The Unstoppable Arsonist The Slavemaster The Girl Who Grew Up Kidnapped The Coldest Case in America The Psychic Sleuth And much...
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"After 30 years, Detective Jim Scharf arrested a teenage couple's murderer-and exposed a looming battle between the pursuit of justice and the right to privacy. When Tanya Van Cuylenborg and Jay Cook were murdered during a trip to Seattle in the 1980s, detectives had few leads. The murder weapon was missing. No one witnessed any suspicious activity. And there was only a single handprint on the outside of the young couple's van. The detectives assumed...
Publisher
Goldhil DVD
Pub. Date
2004, c2002-2004
Language
English
Description
This 2 volume gift boxed set is for true-crime buffs who love the engrossing blend of detail, mystery and investigation. Follow coroners, physicians, law enforcement personnel, the press and legal experts as they seek solutions to puzzling cases.
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Crime novelist and former police officer Nigel McCrery provides an account of all the major areas of forensic science from around the world over the past two centuries. The book weaves dramatic narrative and scientific principles together in a way that allows readers to figure out crimes along with the experts. Readers are introduced to such fascinating figures as Dr. Edmond Locard, the "French Sherlock Holmes;" Edward Heinrich, "Wizard of Berkeley,"...
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