NCJ Number
13212
Date Published
1973
Length
181 pages
Annotation
THE AUTHOR REVIEWS SEVERAL FAMOUS BRITISH MURDERS, POINTING OUT THE SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.
Abstract
SUCH WELL KNOWN CASES AS JACK THE RIPPER, THE COLCHESTER TAXICAB MURDER, AND THE MUMMY OF RHYL ARE DISCUSSED. OTHER CASES COVER DEATHS ATTEMPTED BY ELECTROCUTION, CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING AND BY HOUSEHOLD GAS, AND THE MANSLAUGHTER BY DR. BONNYMAN OF HIS WIFE BY NEGLECT AND DRUGS. THE ART OF FORENSIC MEDICINE IS SUMMED UP AND THE BOOK CONCLUDES WITH AN ANALYTICAL APPENDIX ON DRUGS OF DEPENDENCE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)