HIDDEN EVIDENCE The Story of Forensic Science and How It Helped to Solve 40 of the World's Toughest Crimes.

Softcover. Foreword by Thomas T. Noguchi; Preface by Kathy Reichs. An absorbing anthology which takes you to the scenes of 40 infamous crimes and into the heart of the investigations that followed. The scientific procedures that helped crack every one of these cases are explained in detail - from the gathering of elusive physical clues to the examination of weapons and bodies, to the use of such sophisticated methods as DNA testing to identifying culprits. What was the unlikely piece of evidence that led to an arrest in the Lindbergh kidnapping? What, in the end, trapped the cunning serial killer named Ted Bundy? Also includes the downing of PanAm 103, the trial of O.J. Simpson, Wayne Williams the Atlanta child murderer, Jeffrey MacDonald sent to prison for the murder of his wife and 2 daughters + much, much more. Profusely illus. in colour and b/w, + Glossary, Bibliog. and Index. 240pp. 4to. softcover. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. A review copy with loosely inserted slip. A fine copy with no creasing. A fairly heavy book which may require additional postage.