Bodies of EvidenceBodies of Evidence is an informative examination of the science of criminal investigation. It is packed with intriguing case histories involving a variety of forensic evidence and chronicles the role of those who have made the most significant contributions to the fields of toxicology, serology, fingerprinting, forensic ballistics and psychological profiling. |
Contents
With Poison Deadly | |
Skull and Bones | |
Breath of Life | |
Worm in the Flesh | |
Written in Blood | |
Hanging by a Hair | |
Fire and Destruction | |
Fragments of Evidence | |
Speaking Likeness | |
The Forensic Hardware | |
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