Death's acre : inside the legendary forensic lab the Body Farm where the dead do tell tales / Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson ; foreword by Patricia Cornwell.
| Author/creator | Bass, William M., 1928- |
| Other author | Jefferson, Jon. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, ©2003. |
| Description | xii, 304 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Foreword / Patricia Cornwell -- 1. The bones of the Eaglet -- 2. Dead Indians and dam engineers -- 3. Bare bones : forensics 101 -- 4. The unsavory uncle -- 5. The case of the headless corpse -- 6. The scene of the crime -- 7. Death's acre : the body farm is born -- 8. A bug for research -- 9. Progress and protest -- 10. Fat Sam and Cadillac Joe -- 11. Grounded in science -- 12. The zoo man murders -- 13. Parts unknown -- 14. Art imitates death -- 15. More progress, more protest -- 16. The backyard barbecue -- 17. The not-so-accidental tourist -- 18. The bloody beneficiary -- 19. Ashes to ashes -- 20. And when I die -- appendix 1. Bones of the human skeleton -- appendix 2. Glossary of forensic and anthropological terms -- Acknowledgments -- Index. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 2003046908 |
| ISBN | 0399151346 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laupus | Books - Stacks | W 800 B317D 2003 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |