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Cracking Cases The Science of Solving Crimes
Author: Henry C. Lee, Thomas W. O'Neil

Do police officers make craftier killers? Can police officers thoroughly investigate a fellow member of their force? Can a suspect be found guilty of murder without authorities ever finding a body? And what happens in a case when police detectives miss crucial evidence? CRACKING CASES takes the reader through the entire investigative process of... more » five murder cases, with world-renowned forensic expert Dr. Henry C. Lee as your guide. Dr. Lee is considered by many to be the greatest criminalist in the world. He gained wide-spread public recognition through his testimony in the televised O.J. Simpson trial and has dedicated his life to establishing the truth at crime scenes no matter where the trail of evidence leads him and no matter which side these scientific findings eventually assist. These engaging cases include the infamous O.J. Simpson case, in which Dr. Lee's analysis of the blood evidence at the crime scene revealed that the Los Angeles Police Department had missed several blood drops on Nicole Simpson's back, a footprint belonging to a second possible assailant, and the physical improbability of Simpson's climbing a fence to return to his home. Also included are the "woodchipper murder" in which an airline pilot killed his wife and then ground up her body to dispose of the remains; the Mathison murder, in which a veteran Hawaiian police sergeant claimed he acidentally ran over his wife after she fled the family van during a dispute; the Ed Sherman murder, in which a college English professor tried to disguise the time of his wife's death by turning up the air-conditioning unit in their house and then claiming that he was away from the home sailing on the day the crime allegedly took place; and police sergeant MacArthur, who shot and killed his wife, but then tried to make it appear that she had accidentally killed herself. In each case, Dr. Lee presents an easily understood, detailed scientific explanation of how he investigated the murders, analyzed the evidence, and used forensic techniques that played a critical role in finally bringing the criminals to justice. The reader is treated to an absorbing discussion of how forensic experts examine blood-spatter evidence and use blood identification, DNA analysis, and other scientific technologies developed in the world's best laboratories. CRACKING CASES is a fascinating insider's look by an international authority into the pursuit of justice in some of the most grisly criminal cases of recent times. Anyone who enjoys reading true crime and detective stories will surely find this book captivating.

ISBN-13: 9781573929851
ISBN-10: 1573929859
Publication Date: 4/2002
Pages: 316
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Publisher: Prometheus Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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Auliya B. (auliya) reviewed Cracking Cases: The Science of Solving Crimes on 9/16/2005 + 141 more book reviews

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Just enough science to be fascinating without being dry; it has an engaging tone and a sense of humor. Great investigative stories about a handful of really amazing murder cases.

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