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Adam, Elizabeth, 164–65, 167, 182
Alameda County, California, 37
Arbuckle, Roscoe “Fatty”
background of, 88
and film tribute to Heinrich, 128
hung juries’ acquittals of, 117, 120, 125
and ice allegation, 107, 112, 116
in jail, 94–95
murder charges against, 93–94
and police investigation of Rappe’s death, 90–91, 92–93
post-trial life of, 127–28
and Prevon’s testimony, 91–93, 104–5, 106–8
ruined career of, 102–3, 106, 126, 128
second and third retrials of, 122–23, 125, 126
trial testimony of, 115–16
See also Arbuckle murder case
Arbuckle murder case
and cause of Rappe’s death, 103, 106
and fingerprint evidence, 98, 113–15, 117, 122
and grand jury trial, 102–9
Heinrich’s distress following outcome of, 159, 219
Heinrich’s investigation of, 95–98, 101
Heinrich’s trial testimony for, 101, 112–14, 116–17, 122–23
and housekeepers’ testimony, 101, 108–9, 112–13
and hung juries’ acquittals of Arbuckle, 117, 120, 125
and ice allegation, 107, 112, 116
and inconsistency in statements of witnesses, 102
and jail time of Arbuckle, 94–95
and murder charges against Arbuckle, 93–94
police investigation of, 90–91, 92–93
and Prevon’s testimony, 91–93, 104–5, 106–8
and problematic witnesses, 98–99, 104–5, 107–8, 112
and second and third retrials of Arbuckle, 122–23, 125, 126
and trial of Arbuckle, 111–14, 115–17
and Vollmer’s testimony, 123
and Colwell murder case, 209, 212–18, 268
comparison microscopes used in, 210–11, 212, 215–16, 218, 268
contemporary standards for use of, in evidence in trials, 218
Heinrich’s innovations in, 218
origins of field, 210
photographic evidence used in, 212, 215–17, 268
Barbe, Gilbert Warren, 181, 183
Barnett, Frank, 197, 200–201, 204
Bender, David “Kid,” 94–95
Berkeley Police Department, 73–74, 77, 188
Black Kit Bag, The (Heinrich), 152, 154, 159–60
Blake, Alice
and district attorney’s case against Arbuckle, 98
and investigation of Rappe’s death, 90, 91, 93
placed in protective custody, 105
tending to Rappe, 106
blood pattern analysis (BPA)
contemporary perspectives on, 265, 268
and Ferguson’s dismembered ear case, 187, 203
Heinrich’s expertise in, 20, 208, 264
and Lamson investigation, 20–21, 22, 230–33, 244–45, 249–50
and mismanaged crime scenes, 21
NAS report on, 265
and Schwartz murder investigation, 176, 180
taught by Heinrich at Berkeley, 201
use of ultraviolet light in, 208
Boulder, Colorado, 38
Bow Street Runners, 210
Brady, Matthew
and acquittal of Arbuckle, 117
and case against Arbuckle, 102, 103, 122
key witnesses of, 98, 102, 108, 109, 122
and trial/retrials of Arbuckle, 104–9, 112, 122
Brennan, Kate, 112–13
Bridges, Herbert, 243
Brown, Kevin, 270–71
Brown, Viola, 248
Bureau of Forensic Ballistics in New York City, 210
Bureau of Investigation, 4
California State Supreme Court, 254, 256–58
Case of David Lamson report, 256
Christmas holidays, 119–22
circumstantial evidence, 4, 114
clothing analysis
and Ferguson’s dismembered ear case, 189
and Siskiyou train robbery case, 147–51
collecting/tracking tendencies of Heinrich
evidence collected, 155
and father’s death, 154–55
field journals, 96
household matters, 156
logs of lab assistants, 96, 155
newspaper clippings and periodicals, 155
and obsessive-compulsive nature of Heinrich, 1–3
stamp collecting, 40
tracking urine levels, 156
and UC Berkeley’s archive from Heinrich’s lab, 1–3
Colma, California, 43–44
Colwell, Martin
arrest of, 209
conviction and sentence of, 218
and death of McCarthy, 207–8
trials of, 212–18
Colwell murder case
arrest of Colwell, 209
ballistics in, 209, 211–18, 268
death of McCarthy, 207–8
Heinrich’s investigation of, 208, 209, 211–12
Heinrich’s trial testimony in, 212–14, 216–17
and McGovern’s testimony, 214–15
and photo evidence for juries, 212–14, 218, 243, 268
and trials of Colwell, 212–18
comparison microscopes used in ballistics, 210–11, 212, 215–16, 218, 268
confessions, false, 271
Coolidge, Calvin, 133
corruption in 1920s, 4
Crandall, Harry, 102
crime lab of FBI, 269
Crime’s Nemesis (May), 224
Cumberland, Vera, 103
Curse of the Gleaming Eye, The (Heinrich), 153
Daugherty, Harry, 99
DeAutremont, Hugh
and attempted train robbery, 130–31, 138–43
background of, 134
capture and imprisonment of, 160, 161
and commitment to heist, 133–34
planning and preparing for heist, 135–38
trip to see father, 137
See also Siskiyou train robbery case
DeAutremont, Paul, 134, 137, 158
DeAutremont, Ray
and attempted train robbery, 131, 138–43
background of, 134–35
capture and imprisonment of, 160–61
planning and preparing for heist, 135–38
previous prison term of, 135
See also Siskiyou train robbery case
DeAutremont, Roy
and attempted train robbery, 129–31, 138–43
background of, 134–35
capture and imprisonment of, 160–61
and Heinrich’s description of suspect, 152
and Heinrich’s investigation of heist, 157–58
mail receipt found in overalls of, 157–58
murders committed by, 140, 142
planning and preparing for heist, 135–38
See also Siskiyou train robbery case
decomposition of bodies, 188
Delmont, Maude
and Arbuckle’s testimony, 116
and coroner’s inquest, 103–4
and district attorney’s case against Arbuckle, 98
and grand jury trial, 109
and ice claim, 107
inconsistency in statements of, 102
and police investigation of Rappe’s death, 92, 93
and Prevon’s testimony, 107–8
and testimony of other witnesses, 105
Dempsey, Jack, 40
detective stories authored by Heinrich, 152–54, 159–60, 193
DNA testing, fallibility of, 271
domestic violence, 118
Doyle, Arthur Conan, 7
Dunbar, Louise, 11
Dunnell, Leo, 216
Edson, Philips, 76
Eisenschimmel, Carl, 53–55, 57, 72, 229
Emig, William, 18
entertainment industry and Hollywood, 90–91, 99–100, 102, 118, 126. See also Arbuckle murder case
ethnicity, conclusions about, 152
eyewitnesses, misidentification by, 75–76, 271
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) crime lab, 269
Ferguson, Bessie
background of, 195–97
discovery of ear, 185–86
recovery and identification of body, 193–95
See also Ferguson murder case
Ferguson murder case
cover up of, 198
discovery of ear, 185–86
forensic entomology employed in, 188–89, 268
Heinrich’s investigation of, 186–92, 194–95, 197–98, 199–201, 203–5
identification of body, 194–95
media coverage of, 189–90, 192
police investigation of, 192
and profiling killer, 197–98
recovery of body, 193–94
suspect list in, 200–201, 204–5
unsolved status of, 205
finances of Heinrich
and Christmas holidays, 120–21
and detailed financial logs, 41, 154–56
and father’s financial failings, 41, 42, 120, 221, 222
and financial support for mother, 124, 155–56, 169–70
income decline during Depression, 225, 228–29
and mortgage foreclosure, 41–42
and opening of new office, 71
and periods of underemployment, 225
stabilization of, 209
struggles of Heinrich with, 156–57, 169–70, 220, 221–22, 273
and Theodore’s finances in later life, 272–73
and Theodore’s studies abroad, 220, 221–22, 229, 251
fingerprints and fingerprinting science
and Arbuckle murder investigation, 98, 113–15, 117, 122
contemporary perspectives on, 115
history of, 114
and poroscopy, 114
and Schwartz murder investigation, 172, 178
fire investigation, 174–76. See also Schwartz murder case
Fischer, John H., 210
forensic science
calls for standardization in, 269, 270
development of disciplines within, 208
early perceptions of, 23
and emergence of independent forensic labs, 223–24
forensic entomology, 188–89, 268
forensic geology, 67–70, 190–92, 267–68
growing pains in field of, 208
innovations in, 267
juries’ reactions to, 117, 144–45, 212, 217, 219, 263, 271
NAS recommendations for field, 269, 270
testing and reviewing techniques in, 270
training and qualifications of experts in, 269
and wrongful convictions, 269, 270, 271
See also specific disciplines, including fingerprints and fingerprinting science
forensic science career of Heinrich
and ballistics, 33–34, 209–17, 218
and burden of criminal investigations, 121–22
credibility as expert witness, 127
and detective stories authored by Heinrich, 152–54, 159–60
dissatisfaction of Heinrich with, 121–22, 159, 184
and effects of Great Depression, 228
expansion of firm’s services, 228
as first crime scene investigator, 5
and forensic entomology, 188–89, 268
and forensic geology, 67–70, 190–92, 267–68
general cases, 170
and hair-related evidence (see hair analysis)
and handwriting (see handwriting analysis)
and hubris of Heinrich, 224–25
impact of, 1, 5–6, 267–68, 274
innovation of Heinrich in, 208, 212, 218
as instructor at UC Berkeley, 36–37, 38, 201, 268
juries’ responses to evidence presented by, 117, 125, 144–45, 212, 217, 219, 234, 263, 271
media coverage of, 21–22, 170, 184, 190, 198, 224, 236
and microscopes of Heinrich, 3, 210–11, 216–17, 218–19, 268
and missteps in trials, 22–23
and notoriety of Heinrich, 159, 160, 161, 184
and petrographic analysis, 67–70, 80–81, 189, 190–92
and photo evidence for juries, 212–19, 234, 243–44, 268
and profiling, 40, 59–60, 197–98
and publications in the field, 171, 273
and relationships with other forensic specialists, 202–3
and reputation of Heinrich, 5, 21, 22, 208–9, 218–19, 274
and rivals, 38, 51, 55, 155, 223–24, 273 (see also McGovern, Chauncey)
and Sherlock-Holmes comparisons, 21–22, 159
and stiff presentation style, 22–23, 236–37, 241
and trace evidence analysis, 70, 149, 268
and traveling for work, 156, 170, 219, 229
See also Arbuckle murder case; Colwell murder case; Ferguson murder case; Heslin murder case; Lamson murder case; Schwartz murder case; Siskiyou train robbery case
Frye v. United States, 77
Galton, Sir Francis, 114
geology, forensic, 67–70, 190–92, 267–68
Ghetti, Leonora, 250
Goddard, Calvin
expertise in ballistics, 210, 267
and Heinrich’s use of photographic evidence in court, 218
and Northwestern lab, 224
and St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in Chicago, 223
Gonzalez, Walter, 167–68
Graham, Iva, 187
graphology, 52–55
Gravelle, Philip, 210
Great Depression
and Heinrich’s business, 228
stock market correction preceding, 222, 223
years leading up to, 169
Great Gatsby, The (Fitzgerald), 168
Great Train Robbery, The (film), 132
Gross, Hans, 69
and Arbuckle murder investigation, 99, 113
and Schwartz murder investigation, 178
and Siskiyou train robbery case, 148, 152, 158
and taxicab driver murder case, 40
handwriting analysis
contemporary perspectives on, 268
and Dempsey’s draft-dodging trial, 40
graphology compared to, 52–53
and Heinrich’s pharmacy work, 30
Heinrich’s pioneering role in, 267
and Heinrich’s studies with Kyka, 37
and Heslin murder case, 50–51, 55–57, 68, 81, 84
history of, 51–52
NAS recommendations for use of, 52
and Schwartz murder investigation, 181
and Siskiyou train robbery case, 158
taught by Heinrich at Berkeley, 201
used in trials, 51–52
Hanna, Edward, 47–48, 49, 57–58, 67
Harliss, J. A., 248
heart balm lawsuits, 165
Heinrich, Adalina Clara (sister), 25
Heinrich, Albertine (mother)
death of, 170
marriage and family of, 25–26
Oscar’s financial support of, 124, 155–56, 169–70
Oscar’s respect for teachings of, 26
and suicide of husband, 27–28, 169
Heinrich, Anna Matilde (sister), 26
Heinrich, August (father)
financial failings of, 27, 41, 120, 221
and financial record keeping of Oscar, 154–55
marriage and family of, 25–26
relocation of family to Tacoma, 26
Heinrich, Edward Oscar
birthday reflections of, 126–27
chemistry training of, 30, 31–32, 173–74
children of, 127, 220 (see also Heinrich, Mortimer; Heinrich, Theodore)
and Christmas holidays, 120–22
doubts and insecurities of, 39, 121, 222, 236
early employment of, 32–33, 37, 38
and family life, 156, 171–72, 219, 229
and father’s financial failings, 41, 120, 221, 222
and father’s suicide, 28–29, 169, 221
hobbies of, 153
lab of (see Heinrich Technical Laboratories)
marriage of, 32, 82, 198–99 (see also Heinrich, Marion Allen)
methodical nature of, 96, 98 (see also collecting/tracking tendencies of Heinrich)
money worries of (see finances of Heinrich)
obsessive-compulsive nature of, 2, 29, 38
pharmaceutical training of, 29–30
physical appearance of, 3
writing ambitions of, 152–54, 159–60, 193
Heinrich, Gustav Theodor (brother), 25–26
Heinrich, Marion Allen (wife)
and family vacation, 171–72
and money struggles of Oscar, 121, 184
and Oscar’s travel for work, 156
police protection for, 229
and Rappe murder case, 123–24
sensitive nature of, 121
Heinrich, Mortimer (son)
career of, 272
children of, 273
and donation of Oscar’s lab contents to Berkeley, 1–2
and family vacation, 171–72
and financial struggles of family, 220
Heinrich’s relationship with, 127, 220, 273–74
and Oscar’s travel for work, 156
personality of, 193
and police protection for mother, 229
at University of Oregon, 251
WWII service of, 272
Heinrich, Theodore (son)
career of, 272
and family vacation, 171–72
and financial strain on father, 220, 221, 229, 251, 272–73
Heinrich on romances of, 251
Heinrich’s pride in, 192–93, 220–21
Heinrich’s relationship with, 127, 193, 220, 272–74
personality of, 192–93
studies and travels abroad, 220, 221–22, 229, 251
writing success of, 220
WWII service of, 272
Heinrich Technical Laboratories
as earliest general forensics lab, 5, 21
and financial struggles of Heinrich, 41, 42
library in, 3–4
opening of, 33
organization of, 37–38
questioned-documents business of, 51, 52
and second lab considered, 42
UC Berkeley’s archive from, 1–3
Herschel, Sir William James, 114
Heslin, Patrick, 44–46, 47–48, 67
Heslin murder case, 44–45
and coroner’s report, 66
and eyewitness testimony, 75, 78–79
graphologists consulted in, 53–55, 57, 72
handwriting analysis in, 50–51, 55–57, 68, 81, 84
Heinrich’s investigation of, 48–49, 53–57, 66, 67–70
Heinrich’s trial testimony in, 80–81
media coverage of, 50, 65, 75, 80
and petrographic analysis of sand, 67–70, 80–81
police investigation of, 65–67
and polygraph test of Hightower, 72–78
and ransom notes, 48–49, 50–51, 53–57, 68, 84
and recovery of Heslin’s body, 58–63
and trial of Hightower, 78–81, 84–86
Hicks, Charlie, 152
Hightower, William A.
conviction and sentence of, 84–86
and corpse of Father Heslin, 58–63
death of, 86
mental illness of, 70–71, 85–86
See also Heslin murder case
Hindu Ghadar Conspiracy, 39–40
Hollywood, 90–91, 99–100, 102, 118, 126. See also Arbuckle murder case
Holmes, Sherlock, comparisons made to, 21–22, 159
Hoover, Herbert, 8
Hoover, J. Edgar, 268–69
India, anti-British rebellion in, 39–40
Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), 135
insects in crime solving, 188–89, 268
In the Chapel (Heinrich), 153
Jameson, Jean, 103
Johnson, Charles “Coyle,” 141
juries
and challenges faced in jury rooms, 246
difficulties with forensic evidence, 117, 144–45, 212, 217, 219, 263, 271
in Lamson murder trial, 245–50, 252, 271
photo evidence for, 212–19, 234, 243–44, 268
and Arbuckle murder investigation, 100, 101, 124–25
career of, 38–39
and death of Heinrich, 274
Heinrich’s correspondence with, 29, 53, 81–83, 219
and Heinrich’s financial struggles, 41
and Heinrich’s morale, 236
and Heinrich’s position as college instructor, 202
Heinrich’s relationship with, 38–39, 40–41, 83
and Heinrich’s stiff presentation style, 236–37
and Heinrich’s writings, 153–54
and Heslin murder case, 85
and Hindu Ghadar Conspiracy, 39–40
intellectualism of, 101
and Lamson investigation, 21
marriage of, 82
reference works provided to Heinrich by, 39–40, 82–83, 148, 188, 230
and stamp collecting, 40
Keza, Josephine, 108
Kneeshaw, R. Stanley, 243
laboratory of Heinrich. See Heinrich Technical Laboratories
Lamson, Allene Genevieve “Bebe”
custody battle over, 254, 255, 258
at father’s arraignment, 227–28
and father’s arrest, 19
parents’ fates concealed from, 258
reunited with father, 261–62
at sleepover with grandmother, 11, 12
Lamson, Allene Thorpe
background of, 9–10
former love life of, 239–40
journal used as evidence, 238, 239
lifestyle of, 10–11
marriage of, 19
Lamson, David
arraignment of, 227–28
and book about death row, 260–61, 262, 263
conviction and sentence of, 250, 253
and death of wife, 11–17
defense team of, 19, 243, 252–53, 254, 256, 258
in jail/prison, 17, 18–20, 255, 258–61, 263
and Lamson Defense Committee, 256
lifestyle of, 10–11
marriage of, 19
and philanderer accusations, 237–38, 264
police interrogation of, 16
post-release life of, 262–63
public supporters of, 255–56
released from prison, 261
retrials of, 259–60
reunited with daughter, 261–62
and shooting accident in youth, 239
trial of, 237–45
verdict appealed to State Supreme Court, 254, 256–58
See also Lamson murder case
Lamson, Jennie, 253–54, 255, 258
Lamson, Margaret, 228, 254, 262
Lamson murder case
alternative theory, 265
and arraignment of Lamson, 227–28
blood pattern analysis in, 20–21, 22, 230–33, 244–45, 249–50
conviction and sentencing, 250, 253
and crime scene management, 17, 21
death of Allene, 11–17
and denial of retrial, 252–53
Heinrich’s investigation of, 20–21, 22, 23, 229–36
Heinrich’s reaction to verdict, 250, 254
Heinrich’s reenactments for, 20, 244, 254, 257–58, 259
Heinrich’s trial testimony in, 243–45, 257–58, 259
innocence of Lamson defended by Heinrich, 233, 235
joint forensic tests conducted in, 230
and jury deliberations, 245–50, 252, 271
media coverage of, 17–18, 235–36, 237–38, 239–40, 249–50
and motives proposed by the prosecution, 237–39, 249
and pipe used as weapon, 237, 240, 241–42
police investigation of, 16–17
and Proescher’s contradictory testimony, 240–42
rumors surrounding, 21
and Sheppard case comparisons, 264
trial of, 237–45
verdict appealed to State Supreme Court, 254, 256–58
Landini, Silvio, 62
law enforcement
archaic methods of, in 1920s, 4–5
and lack of resources for state and local, 269–70
and reforms efforts of Vollmer, 34–35
and school for police, 35–37
turn-of-the-century standards in, 34
Lazarus, Sylvain, 109
Lee, C. C. (dentist), 204–5
Lee, Clarence (detective)
and Ferguson’s dismembered ear case, 188
and Schwartz murder investigation, 179–80, 182–83, 184
Leland, Thomas, 104
Lindbergh, Charles, 18, 168–69
Lindsay, Allan, 237, 239, 242, 245, 251–52
Locard’s Exchange Principle, 70
Matheson, Duncan, 93–94
Matlock, Joe, 247
May, Luke, 223–24
McCarthy, John, 207–8. See also Colwell murder case
McGovern, Chauncey
and Arbuckle murder investigation, 112
and Colwell murder case, 214, 223
death of, 229
Heinrich’s collection of articles on, 155
and Heslin murder case, 53–55, 57
as rival of Heinrich, 82–83, 214–15, 223
McNab, Gavin
and Arbuckle’s testimony, 116
and Heinrich’s testimony, 112–14
and Rappe’s past, 111
and retrial of Arbuckle, 123, 125
mental illness, 70–71
microscopes of Heinrich
comparison microscopes for ballistics, 210–11, 212, 215–16, 218, 268
in courtroom settings, 217–19
producing photographic evidence with, 212, 215–17, 218, 268
variety of, in laboratory, 3
movies, 100
National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
on ballistics, 218
on blood pattern analysis, 265
on handwriting analysis, 52
recommendations for forensic sciences/labs, 269, 270
Newton Boys, 47
Northwestern University, 223
obsessive-compulsive personalities, 2, 29
Osborn, Albert, 202–3
Peterson, George, 246, 247, 248
petrographic analysis procedure, 67–70, 80–81, 189, 190–92
Philosophy of Eternal Brotherhood, The, 180
Place, Julia, 14–15
poisonings, 208
polygraph tests, 72–78
Popp, Georg, 69
poroscopy, 114
post-mortem index (PMI), 188–89
Prevon, Zey
and Arbuckle’s testimony, 116
and Bender, 95
and district attorney’s case against Arbuckle, 98–99
grand jury testimony of, 104–5, 106–8
placed in protective custody, 105
police interview of, 91–93
trial testimony of, 111–12
Proescher, Frederick, 230–31, 240–42, 249, 250
profiling
and Ferguson murder case, 197–98
and Heslin murder case, 59–60
and Hindu Ghadar Conspiracy, 40
history of, 56
Prohibition
availability of alcohol during, 47, 60
and organized crime, 133
repeal of, 223
and Wickersham Report’s condemnation of, 223
and Arbuckle’s defense strategy, 111
media coverage of, 91
police investigation of death, 90–91, 92–93
See also Arbuckle murder case
Rea, Edwin, 241, 243, 245, 251–52
rigor mortis
and Lamson investigation, 16, 234
and Schwartz investigation, 172, 178
Roberts, Mary Dolores, 237
Ruedy, Alfred H., 173
Sacco and Vanzetti case, 218
Saier, Milton, 234
sand, petrographic analysis of, 67–70, 80–81, 189, 190–92
San Francisco, California, 43
San Francisco Examiner, 58, 59–60, 65, 190
San Quentin Prison, 255, 256, 258, 260, 263
Schwartz, Alice Orchard Warden
and affair of husband, 182
identification of body, 173, 177
marriage of, 166
and suicide of husband, 183
Schwartz, Charles Henry
and funding from investors, 169
and heart-balm lawsuit following affair, 164–65, 166–67, 182
and history of chats with crime investigators, 179–80, 184
identified as murderer, 181
manhunt for, 182
marriage of, 166
police investigation of, 182
suicide of, 182–83
and synthetic silk formula, 163–64, 167–68
Schwartz murder case
and faked death of Schwartz, 168, 172
financial motive for, 181
and fingerprints of victim, 172, 178
and hair analysis, 178
Heinrich’s investigation of, 172–79, 180–81
identification of body, 173, 177–79, 181
Ponzi scheme exposed, 175
suspect list in, 173, 174, 175
sexual assaults, 100, 118. See also Arbuckle murder case
sexual norms, 118
Sharpe, Dick, 239
Sheppard, Sam, 264
Sherlock Jr. (film), 128
Sherman, Lowell, 90
Shirley, Doris (later Putnam), 73, 79–80
Simplified Blood Chemistry as Practiced with the Ettman Blood Chemistry Set, 230
Siskiyou train robbery case
attempted heist, 138–43
capture of DeAutremont brothers, 160–61
dynamite explosion, 140–41, 142
evidence left behind, 143, 144, 146
and hair analysis, 148, 152, 158
Heinrich’s deductive reasoning in, 268
Heinrich’s investigation of, 144, 147–52, 157–59
Heinrich’s notoriety gained from, 159, 160, 161
and history of train robberies, 132–33
manhunt following attempted heist, 143, 145–46, 158–59
media coverage of, 146, 159, 160
and murders of eyewitnesses, 140, 141, 142, 143
police investigation of, 146–47
See also DeAutremont, Hugh; DeAutremont, Ray; DeAutremont, Roy
stamp collecting, 40
St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in Chicago, 223
Swart, Franklin, 79
Syer, Robert, 244, 253, 258, 261
Taylor, William Desmond, 145
Thoits, Hazel, 228
Thomas, Roger, 185
Thompson, Gilbert, 114
time of death, determining
and forensic entomology, 188–89, 268
and rigor mortis, 234
toxicology, 208
trace evidence analysis
and Hightower case, 70
and Siskiyou train robbery case, 149, 268
train heist. See Siskiyou train robbery case
tuberculosis, 45–46
universities, forensic labs in, 223–24
University of California at Berkeley
and archive from Heinrich’s lab, 1–3
Heinrich’s role as instructor at, 36–37, 38, 201, 268
Heinrich’s studies at, 31
and Kirk, 264
School for Police at, 35–37
School of Criminology established at, 267
University of Chicago, 224
US Department of Justice, 269
US Engineers’ Reserve Corps, 40
Veale, Richard, 187–88
Vincent, Helen, 14–15
violent crimes, in 1920s, 4–5
Vollmer, August
and Arbuckle murder investigation, 97, 99, 123
background of, 37
faculty position at University of Chicago, 224
as “father of modern policing,” 34, 224
and Ferguson murder case, 197
and heart-balm lawsuit, 165–66
Heinrich’s relationship with, 35–36, 37, 38
and Hollywood film industry, 100
impact on criminal justice field of, 34–35, 267
and Kirk, 263–64
and polygraph test of Hightower, 73, 74, 75, 77
reforms led by, 34–35
and school for police, 35–37
and Schwartz murder investigation, 179
strong skills of detectives under, 188
and Wickersham Report on Prohibition, 223
Waite, Charles, 210
Waste, William H., 257
Weber, Jean, 20
Wendel, Marie
and arrival of Heslin’s murderer, 45
and departure of Heslin, 46
housekeeping duties of, 44
and identification of Hightower, 75
and media coverage of case, 50
reporting Heslin’s failure to return, 47
trial testimony of, 78–79
We Who Are About to Die: Prison as Seen by a Condemned Man (Lamson), 260–61, 262, 263
Whirlpool (Lamson), 262
Why I Want to Travel (Heinrich), 153
Wilkens, Anna, 144–45
Willingham, Cameron Todd, 270
women, Heinrich’s perspectives on, 118
Woollcott, Alexander, 260–61
Wright, Ralph Wesley, 11
writing ambitions of Heinrich
detective stories, 152–54, 159–60, 193
juvenile fiction, 171
plays, 153
poetry, 153
and publications in forensic science field, 171, 273
wrongful convictions, 269, 270, 271
Zink, Howard, 16