A question of evidence : a casebook of great forensic controversies, from Napoleon to O.J. / Colin Evans.

  • Evans, Colin, 1948-
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[2003], ©2003
  • Books

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Description

"Examines fifteen cases from throughout history which are still being fought over and demonstrates how various factors can influence the outcome of a case, despite concrete scientific evidence." Cases examined are connected with: The Turin Shroud, Napoleon Bonaparte, Alfred Packer, Donald Merrett, William Lancaster, Sir Henry John Delves Broughton, Alfred de Marigny, Samuel Sheppard, Steven Truscott, Lee Harvey Oswald, Jeffrey MacDonald, Lindy Chamberlain, Roberto Calvi, Colini Stagg, and O.J. Simpson.

Publication/Creation

Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley & Sons, [2003], ©2003.

Physical description

v, 250 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. [240]-245) and index.

Contents

Introduction -- The Turin Shroud: genuine relic or medieval fake? -- Napoleon Bonaparte; poison, poison everywhere -- Alfred Packer: the Colorado cannibal -- Donald Merrett: freed by forensics to kill again -- William Lancaster: a bullet in the night -- Sir Henry John Delves Broughton: murder in high places -- Alfred de Marigny: the bogus fingerprint -- Sam Sheppard: medical malpractice and Dr. Sam -- Steven Truscott: a time for dying -- Lee Harvey Oswald: the calculating patsy -- Jeffrey MacDonald: fatal revision -- Lindy Chamberlain: Australia's forensic nightmare -- Roberto Calvi: the curious death of God's banker -- Colin Stagg: mind games -- O.J. Simpson: when money met science.

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    History of Medicine
    KH /EVA
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  • 0471440140
  • 9780471440147