CAMPS ON CRIME

Hardback. The author was formerly Professor of Forensic Medicine University of London. Preface by Professor Sir Leon Radzinowicz. The author reviews famous murders that had caught his interest. Includes a chapter entitled 'More About Jack the Ripper' (pp.34-39 incl.) Other cases featured include : The Colchester Taxi Cab Murder; the extraordinary incident of the Mummy of Rhyl, which ended in the accused being acquitted of murder and convicted of fraud, plus a case of death by electrocution, carbon monoxide poisoning and household gas, and the frightful manslaughter by Dr. Bonnyman of his wife by neglect. A fascinating insight into crime and how it is detected by one of the greatest pathology investigators of our time. Illus., + Appendix and Notes. 181pp. 8vo. h/back. Lightly browned edges o/w Vg+ in Vg. sl. creased dw.