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The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death
by Corinne May Botz

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A fascinating book for anyone interested in criminal investigation and forensics. Frances Glessner Lee founded the Department of Legal Medicine at Harvard in 1936. By the 1940s, she was building detailed doll houses that replicated unsolved crime scenes as training tools and visual aides for detectives. The color photos of these dioramas give you a glimpse into the precision of Ms. Lee's work as well as the sordid details of a variety of murder scenes. Ryan, Powells.com

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This fascinating and macabre volume offers readers an extraordinary glimpse into the mind of a master criminal investigator.

Frances Glessner Lee, a wealthy grandmother, founded the Department of Legal Medicine at Harvard in 1936 and was later appointed captain in the New Hampshire police. In the 1940s she built dollhouse crime scenes based on real cases in order to train detectives to assess visual evidence. Still used in forensic training today, the eighteen Nutshell dioramas, on a scale of 1:12, display an astounding level of detail: tiny pencils write, window shades move, whistles blow, and clues to the crime scene are revealed to those who study them carefully.

Corrine Botz's lush color photographs lure viewers into every crevice of Frances Lee's models and breathe life into these deadly miniatures, which represent the dark side of domestic life, unveiling tales of prostitution, alcoholism and adultery. Botz's introductory essay, which draws on archival research and interviews with Lee's family and police colleagues, present a captivating portrait of the creator of these amazing miniatures.

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- The Nutshell Studies is a one-of-a-kind collection. The photographs have never before been published as a set. - Frances Glessner Lee is a compelling figure whose story is every bit as intriguing as the murder scenes she re-creates. - The crime-scene models will excite the sleuth in every reader and appeal to the public's great appetite for tales of real-life crime and murder.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781580931458
Essay:
Botz, Corinne May
Author:
Botz, Corinne May
Author:
Botz, Corrine May
Essay:
Botz, Corinne May
Photographer:
Botz, Corinne May
Publisher:
Libri
Location:
New York
Subject:
Criminology
Subject:
Criminal Law
Subject:
Forensic Science
Subject:
Simulation methods
Subject:
Dollhouses
Subject:
Homicide investigation
Subject:
Crime scene searches
Subject:
Crime scenes
Subject:
Popular Culture - General
Subject:
Criminal Law - General
Copyright:
2004
Series Volume:
2002-211835
Publication Date:
October 2004
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
225
Dimensions:
10.64x8.38x.91 in. 2.67 lbs.
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