A Question of Evidence
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-471-44014-7 (ISBN)
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Though forensic science is an established, indispensable crime-solving tool, there are times when forensic techniques fail to resolve a case to everyone's satisfaction. The 15 stories in this volume concern some vexing crimes in history - ones which could not be solved with forensic techniques. In some instances, shoddy lab work is to blame; in others, faulty evidence-collecting. From the still-contested death of Napoleon Bonaparte to the never-ending speculation that surrounds JFK's assassination, "A Question of Evidence" presents a wide range of contested cases that are still being fought over.
COLIN EVANS is the author of The Casebook of Forensic Detection and Great Feuds in History (both from Wiley), as well as Killer Doctors. He lives in England, where he is currently at work on a forensics encyclopedia.
Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1. The Turin Shroud (1355) - Genuine Relic or Medieval Fake? 2. Napoleon Bonaparte (1821) - Poison, Poison Everywhere. 3. Alfred Packer (1874) - The Colorado Cannibal. 4. Donald Merrett (1926) - Freed by Forensics to Kill Again. 5. William Lancaster (1932) - A Bullet in the Night. 6. Sir Henry John Delves Broughton (1941) - Murder in High Places. 7. Alfred de Marigny (1943) - The Bogus Fingerprint. 8. Samuel Sheppard (1954) - Medical Malpractice and Dr. Sam. 9. Steven Truscott (1959) - A Time for Dying. 10. Lee Harvey Oswald (1963) - The Calculating Patsy. 11. Jeffrey MacDonald (1970) - Fatal Revision. 12. Lindy Chamberlain (1980) - Australia's Forensic Nightmare. 13. Roberto Calvi (1982) - The Curious Death of God's Banker. 14. Colin Stagg (1992) - Mind Games. 15. O. J. Simpson (1994) - When Money Met Science. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations, ports. |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 161 x 247 mm |
| Gewicht | 535 g |
| Einbandart | gebunden |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturwissenschaft |
| Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-471-44014-0 / 0471440140 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-471-44014-7 / 9780471440147 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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