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The killer of little shepherds : a true crime story and the birth of forensic science / Douglas Starr.
Van Pelt Library KJV131.V33 S73 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Starr, Douglas P.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vacher, Joseph, 1869-1898--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Vacher, Joseph.
- Lacassagne, A. (Alexandre), 1843-1924.
- Lacassagne, A.
- Fourquet, Emile.
- Vacher, Joseph, 1869-1898.
- Trials (Murder)--France.
- Trials (Murder).
- Serial murderers--France--Biography.
- Serial murderers.
- Serial murders--France--History--19th century.
- Serial murders.
- Forensic sciences--France--History--19th century.
- Forensic sciences.
- History.
- France.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- x, 300 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : A.A. Knopf, 2010.
- Summary:
- With high drama and stunning detail, relates the infamous crime and punishment of French serial killer Joseph Vacher, interweaving the story of how Dr. Alexandre Lacassagne, Emile Fourquet and colleagues developed forensic science as we know it.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780307266194
- 0307266192
- OCLC:
- 500797269
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