Corpse : nature, forensics, and the struggle to pinpoint time of death / Jessica Snyder Sachs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sachs, Jessica Snyder.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forensic sciences.

Forensic pathology.

Death--Causes.

Death.

Physical Description:

x, 270 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Perseus Pub., [2001]

Summary:

"Corpse" explores how the hot new science of forensic ecology is cracking some of the world's toughest criminal cases.

Contents:

1 The Body Handlers 11

2 Reasonable Doubt 27

3 The Bone Detectives 47

4 The Witness Was a Maggot 69

5 Bug Sleuthing Crosses the Atlantic 93

6 A Model for Murder 119

7 The Dirty Dozen 147

8 Perfecting the Postmortem Clock 171

9 Plants, Pollen, and Perpetrators 197

10 The Pathologist's Garden 219

11 Chemical Clues 229

12 The New Mod Squad 247.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 259) and index.

ISBN:

073820336X

OCLC:

48150282