Corpse: Nature, Forensics, and the Struggle to Pinpoint Time of Death
Author: Jessica Snyder Sachs
Publisher: Perseus Publishing
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0738207713
It explores the determination of time of death with use of forensic
evidence from the body to maggots. I have to admit that the book is
somewhat dry at first, but the book was written for novice forensic
investigators that are learning through science how they can solve the
problems of the past. It's the dark side of death with a touch of a dark
lyrical style.. Jessica Snyder Sachs reveals how crime fighters are
learning to read the clues of the post mortem body. Studying natural - and
sometimes unnatural - signs to determine everything from time of death to
method of death to the identity of the victim. She even has real time cases that
were worked on and the history of the forensics science. She delves into the
how and why anthropology, physiology, physics, entomology, and botany all come
together to create forensic sciences. It's a great book if you can get
past the first dry chapter.
By Sheal Mullin
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