Crime Scenes by Roland, Paul -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Coverpage Titlepage Copyright Contents Introduction Chapter 1 Written in Blood

A Brief History of Forensic Science The Death of Lady Mazel Deadly Poisons An Emergent Science The First Detectives New Developments CASE FILE: The Real Sherlock Holmes CASE FILE: Murder Under the Microscope

Chapter 2 Scene of the Crime

Securing the Scene Collecting Evidence Forensic Profile: Crime Scene Investigator Preserving Evidence: Forensic Photography The Philosophy of Forensics Forensic Profile: the Coroner CASE FILE: If The Glove Fits – the O. J. Simpson File

Chapter 3 Material Witnesses

Bloodstains Footprints and Tyre Tracks The Great Train Robbery Evaluating Prints Incriminating Toolmarks CASE FILE: The Stratton Brothers CASE FILE: The Widow Accused CASE FILE: The on-the-Ball Billionaire CASE FILE: Geographical Forensics – Driven to Murder CASE FILE: A Case Without A Corpse – the Woodchip Killer CASE FILE: The Battered Widow

Chapter 4 Crime Lab

Tour of the Crime Lab DNA What is DNA Fingerprinting? Trace Evidence – Under the Microscope Fibres Glass Toxicology Poison The Audio-Visual Lab CASE FILE: A Scraping of Paint CASE FILE: A Murdered Teenager CASE FILE: A Hair Out of Place CASE FILE: Doctor Double Cross CASE FILE: Nicotine Poisoning CASE FILE: The Ghost Writer Caught on Tape CASE FILE: DNA Catches a Rapist and Murderer CASE FILE: Watergate CASE FILE: A Sharp-Eyed Investigator

Chapter 5 Anatomy of a Murder

Determining Cause of Death Betrayed by Bugs The Autopsy Tattoos In Suspicious Circumstances – Clues to Misadventure Fire and Flame Drowning CASE FILE: The Exact Time of Death CASE FILE: The Mysterious Death of Robert Maxwell

Chapter 6 Forensic Anthropology

It's all in the Bones Skull Sculpture The Art of Facial Reconstruction Forensic Profile: Forensic Artist Forensic Profile: Criminal Profiler CASE FILE: The Iron Age Murder Mystery CASE FILE: The Mystery of the Romanovs CASE FILE: The MacIvor Case CASE FILE: Digital Identikit CASE FILE: Odontology – Once Bitten CASE FILE: Last Will and Testament CASE FILE: The Railway Rapist

Chapter 7 Deadly Force

Ballistics Bomb Scene Investigations Arson CASE FILE: A Fatal Falling Out CASE FILE: The Libyan Embassy Shooting CASE FILE: Hit and Run CASE FILE: JFK and the Magic Bullet CASE FILE: Mail Order Murder CASE FILE: Lockerbie CASE FILE: The King's Cross Fire

Chapter 8 Suspect Science

Civil Cases Miscarriages of Justice Untrustworthy Scientists CASE FILE: The Hitler Diaries CASE FILE: The Mummy in the Cupboard CASE FILE: The Angel of Death CASE FILE: Jack the Ripper CASE FILE: The Finger of Suspicion