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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100399151346
ISBN-139780399151347
eBay Product ID (ePID)2862484
Product Key Features
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameDeath's Acre : inside the Legendary Forensics Lab--The Body Farm--Where the Dead Do Tell Tales
SubjectForensic Medicine, Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology (See Also Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology), Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology, General
Publication Year2003
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaScience, Medical
AuthorJon Jefferson, Bill Bass
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight21.3 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-046908
Dewey Edition21
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal614/.1
Grade ToUP
SynopsisNowhere is there another lab like Dr. Bill Bass's: On a hillside in Tennessee, human bodies decompose in the open air, aided by insects, bacteria, and birds, unhindered by coffins or mausoleums. At the "Body Farm," nature takes its course, with corpses buried in shallow graves, submerged in water, concealed beneath slabs of concrete, locked in trunks of cars. As stand-ins for murder victims, they serve the needs of science - and the cause of justice. For thirty years, Dr. Bass's research has revolutionized the field of forensic science, particularly by pinpointing "time since death" in murder cases. In this riveting book, he investigates real cases and leads readers on an unprecedented journey behind the locked gates of the Body Farm. A master scientist and an engaging storyteller, Bass shares his most intriguing work: his revisit of the Lindbergh kidnapping and murder, fifty years after the fact; the mystery of a headless corpse whose identity astonished the police; the telltale bugs that finally sent a murderous grandfather to death row; and many more.