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Who killed Napoleon?. Were the witches of Salem high on LSD?. What do maggots on a body tell us about the time of death?. In his unique, engaging style, Brian Kaye tells the story of some spectacular cases in which forensic evidence played a key role. You'll also read about the fascinating ways in which scientific evidence can be used to establish guilt or innocence in today's courtroom. The use of voice analysis, methods for developing fingerprints and for uncovering art forgeries, and the examination of bullet wounds are just a few topics considered. In a special section on fraud, the author.
Science and the Detective; Table of Contents; Wordfinder; Chapter 1: Science and the Fight Against Crime; Chapter 2: Fingerprints; Chapter 3: Footprints and Other Vestiges; Chapter 4: Fragmentary Evidence and Tell-Tale Dust; Chapter 5: Bullets, Bombs and Body Armor; Chapter 6: Electronic Ears and Eyes; Chapter 7: Bloodhounds Real and Synthetic; Chapter 8: Drunken Drivers, Drugged Individuals and Distracted Horses; Chapter 9: Poisoned Arrows and Dangerous Bulgarian Brollies; Chapter 10: Forgery and Fraud; Chapter 11: Bodies, Bones and Blood; Chapter 12: Alphabet Soup and Genetic Fingerprinting.
Includes bibliographical references and index.