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325 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"From the acclaimed author of Death in the Air ("Not since Devil in the White City has a book told such a harrowing tale"--Douglas Preston) comes the riveting story of the birth of criminal investigation in the twentieth century"--
Berkeley, California, 1933. In a lab filled with beakers, microscopes, and hundreds upon hundreds of books sat Edward Oscar Heinrich, America's first forensic scientists. Working in a time when the turmoil of Prohibition...
23) Crime
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48 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
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Provides answers to questions about the science behind crime investigation and includes information about crime-fighting careers, and a related experiment.
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218 pages ; 22 cm
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"Felix, an eleven-year-old boy with Growth Hormone Deficiency and love for forensic science, finds out his biological father is also short and decides to find him"--
Felix likes being the smallest kid in school. Even his nickname, "Short-lock Holmes," is perfect for someone who is killing it in forensic science club. To Felix, Growth Hormone Deficiency is no big deal. When he learns that his biological dad was short, too, the information opens up...
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Teenager Jacob Hunt has Asperger's syndrome. A forensic science wizard, he follows his scanner to show up at crime scenes and give law enforcement officials his advice. But when his tutor is found dead, he becomes a suspect. Suddenly, his Asperger's traits--not looking people in the eye, tics and twitches--look more like guilt in the view of police.
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"Jewelry designer Fiona McKay is working on her latest collection of Celtic-inspired jewelry. She's excited by the possibilities uncovered by Rose Flaherty, the antiquities dealer helping her research the heirloom tapestries inspiring her new collection. So when Rose calls to tell her she has answers, Fiona hurries to meet her. But her artistic world is shattered when she finds the lifeless body of the elderly woman. Why would anyone kill such a harmless...
27) Forensic science
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72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (digital ; 4 3/4 in. ) + 1 wall chart ( 58 x 80 cm).
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Learn about the history of forensic science and the many ways scientists use to solve crimes, from fingerprinting to DNA samples.
29) Forensics
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64 pages : illustrations (color) ; 19 cm.
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"Every crime scene is laced with traces left behind by the people doing wrong. Bagged, tagged, and analyzed, these traces help investigators figure out how a crime unfolded. From protective clothing and ballistics to autopsy and fire investigator, Basher introduces the key players at the crime scene, back in the lab, or out in the field. Look inside to get the lowdown on their crime-solving skills!"--
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Discover the science of forensics through Agatha Christie's novels in the ultimate true crime investigation.
Agatha Christie is the bestselling novelist of all time, and nearly every story she ever wrote involves one-or, more commonly, several-dead bodies. And the cause of death, the motives behind violent crimes, the clues that inevitably are left behind, and the people who put the pieces together to solve the mystery invite the reader to analyze...
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353 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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"Dame Sue Black is an internationally renowned forensic anthropologist and human anatomist... Cutting through hype, romanticism, and cliché, she recounts her first dissection; her own first acquaintance with a loved one's death; the mortal remains in her lab and at burial sites as well as scenes of violence, murder, and criminal dismemberment; and about investigating mass fatalities due to war, accident, or natural disaster, such as the 2004 Indian...
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"In 2012, the Innocence Project began searching for prisoners convicted by junk science, and three men, each convicted of capital murder, became M. Chris Fabricant's clients. Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System chronicles the fights to overturn their wrongful convictions and to end the use of the "science" that destroyed their lives. Weaving together courtroom battles from Mississippi to Texas to New York City and beyond, Fabricant...
34) Forensic science
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96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.
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4 videodiscs (approximately 598 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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In the 1890's, Detective William Murdoch adopts modern techniques like 'finger marks' and forensics to track Toronto's most sinister killers. Though derided by his skeptical boss, Murdoch finds friends and allies in a lovely pathologist and an eager-to-learn constable. Along the way they cross paths with some of the era's most famous figures, including Nikola Tesla, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Prince Alfred.
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4 videodiscs (624 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Cutting-edge Victorian science meets cunningly plotted mystery in this award-winning Canadian TV drama. William Murdoch is a detective in Toronto in 1895, using new forensic techniques like fingerprinting and psychological profiling. He crosses paths with famous figures including Arthur Conan Doyle, and H.G. Wells.
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112 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 25 cm.
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Although controversial, true crime is more popular than ever. Experts believe this is because people enjoy the opportunity to face their deepest fears without actually putting themselves in danger. This compelling volume features more than a dozen true crime stories involving dead bodies, skeletons, and innovative crime-solving techniques. Readers will feel like they are part of the action of solving each crime with elaborate illustrations and a layout...
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4 videodiscs (approximately 572 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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At the dawn of the 20th century, Detective William Murdoch solves Toronto₂s trickiest cases with scientific insight and ingenuity in this award-winning mystery series. From flying early aircraft to infiltrating nudist communities, consulting with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to helping a young Winston Churchill, Murdoch has always been a man ahead of his time. In Season Six, he also confronts legal and social challenges to be with his love, pathologist-turned-psychiatrist...
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