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Hidden Evidence: 40 True Crimes and How Forensic Science Helped Solve Them

by David Owen

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Publisher Comments:

The author uses 40 famous crimes to explain how forensic sciences has developed over time, how sophisticated it has become, and how science has helped to solve the crime. Written by an expert and thoroughly researched, it is intended for a trade audience.

Book News Annotation:

Writing for a general audience, Owen (a journalist) looks at 40 infamous crimes and the investigations that followed, outlining the history and current application of forensics in law enforcement. He offers detail on the scientific procedures used in the various cases—from gathering elusive clues to examining weapons and bodies, to DNA testing. Cases include the Lindbergh kidnapping, the crash of PanAm 103, the trial of O.J. Simpson, and the Oklahoma city bombing. The book is attractively designed, every page illustrated with color photographs.
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Synopsis:

"Hidden Evidence" takes you to the scenes of 40 infamous crimes and into the heart of the forensic investigations. These are the true crime shockers that have grabbed headlines and aroused public passions. David Owen explains the scientific procedures that helped crack every one of these cases — from the gathering of elusive physical clues to the examination of weapons and bodies, to the use of sophisticated scientific analysis.

Synopsis:

Hidden Evidence takes you to the scenes of 40 infamous crimes and into the heart of the forensic investigations. These are the true crime shockers that have grabbed headlines and aroused public passions. David Owen explains the scientific procedures that helped crack every one of these cases — from the gathering of elusive physical clues to the examination of weapons and bodies, to the use of sophisticated scientific analysis.

Threaded throughout the book is the history of forensic science and the technologies that support it, including: fingerprinting, autopsies, handwriting analysis, ballistics, hair sampling, blood typing, DNA testing, dental records, gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, compound and electron microscopes, and toxicology.

The high-profile cases David Owen used to illustrate forensic developments are from as early as 1775, when Paul Revere used dentures to identify a slain soldier, to the latest developments in the Oklahoma bombing. Most will be familiar to readers, such as: The Lindbergh Kidnapping, Pan Am Flight 103, The Kennedy Investigation, The Hitler Diaries, Wayne Williams, Ted Bundy, Jeffrey MacDonald, Dr. Josef Mengele, Robert Maxwell's suicide, Tsar Nicholas II, and The World Trade Center bombing.

David Owen presents the facts, steering clear of speculation. Comprehensive in scope, thoroughly researched and expertly compiled, Hidden Evidence is, in the words of former Los Angeles County Coroner Thomas T. Noguchi, a fascinating book ... and] an excellent mini-encyclopedia of widely discussed, high-profile cases.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9781552094839
Subtitle:
40 True Crimes and How Forensic Science Helped Solve Them
Foreword:
Noguchi, Thomas T.
Preface:
Reichs, Kathy
Foreword:
Noguchi, Thomas T.
Author:
Owen, David
Preface:
Reichs, Kathy
Author:
Reichs, Kathy
Publisher:
Firefly Books
Location:
Willowdale, Ont. :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Murder
Subject:
Forensic Science
Subject:
Forensic sciences
Subject:
Criminal investigation
Subject:
Crime
Subject:
Murder - General
Copyright:
2000
Series Volume:
no. 5
Publication Date:
September 2000
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
240
Dimensions:
10.02x7.04x.65 in. 1.63 lbs.
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Product details 240 pages Firefly Books Ltd - English 9781552094839 Reviews:
"Synopsis" by , "Hidden Evidence" takes you to the scenes of 40 infamous crimes and into the heart of the forensic investigations. These are the true crime shockers that have grabbed headlines and aroused public passions. David Owen explains the scientific procedures that helped crack every one of these cases — from the gathering of elusive physical clues to the examination of weapons and bodies, to the use of sophisticated scientific analysis.
"Synopsis" by , Hidden Evidence takes you to the scenes of 40 infamous crimes and into the heart of the forensic investigations. These are the true crime shockers that have grabbed headlines and aroused public passions. David Owen explains the scientific procedures that helped crack every one of these cases — from the gathering of elusive physical clues to the examination of weapons and bodies, to the use of sophisticated scientific analysis.

Threaded throughout the book is the history of forensic science and the technologies that support it, including: fingerprinting, autopsies, handwriting analysis, ballistics, hair sampling, blood typing, DNA testing, dental records, gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, compound and electron microscopes, and toxicology.

The high-profile cases David Owen used to illustrate forensic developments are from as early as 1775, when Paul Revere used dentures to identify a slain soldier, to the latest developments in the Oklahoma bombing. Most will be familiar to readers, such as: The Lindbergh Kidnapping, Pan Am Flight 103, The Kennedy Investigation, The Hitler Diaries, Wayne Williams, Ted Bundy, Jeffrey MacDonald, Dr. Josef Mengele, Robert Maxwell's suicide, Tsar Nicholas II, and The World Trade Center bombing.

David Owen presents the facts, steering clear of speculation. Comprehensive in scope, thoroughly researched and expertly compiled, Hidden Evidence is, in the words of former Los Angeles County Coroner Thomas T. Noguchi, a fascinating book ... and] an excellent mini-encyclopedia of widely discussed, high-profile cases.
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