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Dawson, Kate Winkler.
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Heinrich, Edward Oscar, 1881-1953.
Criminologists -- United States -- Biography.
Forensic sciences -- United States -- History.
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Dawson, Kate Winkler.
Heinrich, Edward Oscar, 1881-1953.
Criminologists -- United States -- Biography.
Forensic sciences -- United States -- History.
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American Sherlock : murder, forensics, and the birth of American CSI / Kate Winkler Dawson.
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Dawson, Kate Winkler.
G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2020.
Call #:
363
.25092
H469a
Subjects
Heinrich, Edward Oscar, 1881-1953.
Criminologists -- United States -- Biography.
Forensic sciences -- United States -- History.
ISBN:
9780525539551
Description:
325 p., 8 unnumbered p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Prologue: tales from the archive: pistols, jawbones, and love poetry -- A bloody mess: the case of Allene Lamson's bath. Part I -- Genius: the case of Oscar Heinrich's demons -- Heathen: the case of the Baker's handwriting. Part I -- Pioneer: the case of the Baker's handwriting. Part II -- Damnation: the case of the star's fingerprints. Part I -- Indignation: the case of the star's fingerprints. Part II -- Double 13: the case of the great train heist -- Bad chemistry: the case of the calculating chemist -- Bits and pieces: the case of Bessie Ferguson's ear -- Triggered: the case of Marty Colwell's gun -- Damned: the case of Allene Lamson's bath. Part II.
Summary:
"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"--Publisher.
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True crime.
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