Unexplained Deaths - How one woman changed homicide investigation forever

The unlikely tale of Frances Glessner Lee and her revolutionary work in forensic science through the creation of the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death, a series of dollhouse-sized crime scene dioramas that she used to teach homicide investigators.

About the author

Bruce Goldfarb is the executive assistant to the Chief Medical Examiner for the state of Maryland, US, where the 'Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death' are housed. He is the public information officer for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and trained as a forensic investigator.

Bruce began his career as a paramedic before becoming an award-winning journalist reporting on medicine, science and health. Through his work with the Nutshell Studies, Bruce earned the trust of Frances Glessner Lee's family and caretakers of her estate, and was designated Lee's official biographer.

Summary

The unlikely tale of Frances Glessner Lee and her revolutionary work in forensic science through the creation of the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death, a series of dollhouse-sized crime scene dioramas that she used to teach homicide investigators.

Foreword

The unlikely tale of Frances Glessner Lee and her revolutionary work in forensic science through the creation of the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death, a series of dollhouse-sized crime scene dioramas that she used to teach homicide investigators.

Additional text

Goldfarb's clearly written and well-researched book is recommended for history and legal studies audiences.

Product details

• Authors: Bruce Goldfarb, Goldfarb Bruce
• Publisher: Conran Octopus Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.08.2021
• EAN: 9781913068271
• ISBN: 978-1-913068-27-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 196 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Biography & True Stories, True Crime, Biography: historical, political & military, SCIENCE / History, LAW / Forensic Science, TRUE CRIME / General, Memoirs, TRUE CRIME / Murder / General, TRUE CRIME / Murder / Serial Killers, TRUE CRIME / Forensics, History of Science, Forensic Science, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology