Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab the Body Farm Where the Dead Do Tell Tales *PDF
“Fans of the forensics-oriented novels of such mystery writers as Kathy Reichs and Patricia Cornwell...not to mention television series like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, will make an eager audience for this one.”—Booklist On a patch of land in the Tennessee hills, human corpses decompose in the open air, aided by insects, bacteria, and birds, unhindered by coffins or mausoleums. This is Bill Bass’s “Body Farm,” where nature takes its course as bodies buried in shallow graves, submerged in water, or locked in car trunks serve the needs of science and the cause of justice. In Death’s Acre, Bass invites readers on an unprecedented journey behind the gates of the Body Farm where he revolutionized forensic anthropology. A master scientist and an engaging storyteller, Bass reveals his most intriguing cases for the first time. He revisits the Lindbergh kidnapping and murder, explores the mystery of a headless corpse whose identity astonished police, divulges how the telltale traces of an insect sent a murderous grandfather to death row—and much more. INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS Read more
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Why Must Read Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab the Body Farm Where the Dead Do Tell Tales?
Dr. Bass combines the humdrum of scientific analysis with a very interesting catalogue of stories which provide background for his revolutionary work. Sort of like, recognizing a problem and creating a scientifically based solution. Notice that he writes nicely about all his contacts, and that shows his pleasant personality, law enforcement officers and college administrators can each be a pain. I have heard him lecture two or three times and he is just as interesting in person. A great book.
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