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[2004]
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Truly a legend in his own time, Dr. Henry C. Lee is considered by many to be the greatest forensic criminalist in the world. He has gained widespread public recognition through his involvement in many high profile cases. Now, as a follow-up to his highly acclaimed Cracking Cases, Dr. Lee describes in intimate detail his work in personally investigating five notorious murder cases: The Skakel-Moxley Murder, which had remained unsolved for three decades...
4) At risk
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 6
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A Massachusetts district attorney running for governor wants to use some radical new DNA technology to solve a long-ago murder. The result? A new round of violence.
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The dead can tell us all about themselves: where they came from, how they lived, how they died, and, of course, who killed them. Forensic scientists can unlock the mysteries of the past and help serve justice using the messages left by a corpse, a crime scene, or the faintest of human traces. This book draws on crime novelist McDermid's own interviews and firsthand experience on scene with top forensic scientists. Along the way, McDermid discovers...
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[2022]
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"After 30 years, Detective Jim Scharf arrested a teenage couple's murderer-and exposed a looming battle between the pursuit of justice and the right to privacy. When Tanya Van Cuylenborg and Jay Cook were murdered during a trip to Seattle in the 1980s, detectives had few leads. The murder weapon was missing. No one witnessed any suspicious activity. And there was only a single handprint on the outside of the young couple's van. The detectives assumed...
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2014.
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Crime novelist and former police officer Nigel McCrery provides an account of all the major areas of forensic science from around the world over the past two centuries. The book weaves dramatic narrative and scientific principles together in a way that allows readers to figure out crimes along with the experts.
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[2021]
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"Tells the stories of victims: some missing, some murdered, and some with changed identities. Cases date from 1910 through the 1950s and include evolutions in forensics, as well as historical context in order to view the men, women, and children through the lens of time"--
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Former Marine sergeant and judo instructor Roland Pitre Jr. claimed it was all an elaborate plan to win back his wife's love--it wasn't supposed to end with her dead body in the trunk of a car. Nearly twenty years later, he acknowledged that he had hired someone to kill his estranged wife in 1988, though his alleged excuse for why a monstrous "mistake" happened is as shocking and convoluted as the crime itself. Eventually, he was charged with first-degree...
13) Crime busters
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Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Presents six true crime stories from throughout history, and shows how police used science in each case to help in the investigation. Includes facts and photographs.
14) Cold cases
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©2011
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Explores unsolved cases, referred to as cold cases, in which police analyze the crime scene, conduct interviews with a victim's family and friends, talk to any witnesses, and search for forensic evidence, but cannot identify the killer or killers.
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2020.
Description
"Small town charm with deadly consequences. We've been told that nothing bad happens in small towns. You can leave your doors unlocked and your windows wide open. we picture peaceful hamlets with a strong sense of community, where everyone knows each other. But what if this wholesome, idyllic image doesn't always square with reality? Small towns might look and feel safe, but statistics show this isn't really true. The real monsters aren't hiding in...