CONVICTED! Forensic Science Catching Killers in New Zealand and Australia

Softcover. Would people such as Mark Lundy, Jules Mikus, Jarrod Mangels and Bradley Murdoch have been convicted for murder without the ongoing development in forensic science? DNA has quickly changed the face of fighting crime the world over, not the least in New Zealand and Australia. Cases that have sat 'cold' for too long can now be solved and murderers pinpointed with stunning accuracy - putting both the victims' families and the public at ease. The author examines the forensic science behind 6 notorious, high-profile murder cases from New Zealand and Australia, and unearths for the reader clear and logical insights into how investigators used modern science to apprehend and convict the killers. Also includes O.J. Simpson and new information on the 2007 Janelle Patton murder trial. Illus. in colour and b/w, Notes + Index. 107pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F.