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“Fans of the forensics-oriented novels of such mystery writers as Kathy Reichs and Patricia Cornwell...not to mention television series like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, will make an eager audience for this one.”—Booklist On a patch of land in the Tennessee hills, human corpses decompose in the open air, aided by insects, bacteria, and birds, unhindered by coffins or mausoleums. This is Bill Bass’s “Body Farm,” where nature takes its course as bodies buried in shallow graves, submerged in water, or locked in car trunks serve the needs of science and the cause of justice. In Death’s Acre, Bass invites readers on an unprecedented journey behind the gates of the Body Farm where he revolutionized forensic anthropology. A master scientist and an engaging storyteller, Bass reveals his most intriguing cases for the first time. He revisits the Lindbergh kidnapping and murder, explores the mystery of a headless corpse whose identity astonished police, divulges how the telltale traces of an insect sent a murderous grandfather to death row—and much more. INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS

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Author:   Dr. Bill Bass ,  Jon Jefferson ,  Patricia Cornwell
Publisher:   Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:   Penguin USA
Dimensions:   Width: 15.10cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.70cm
Weight:   0.329kg
ISBN:  

9780425198322

ISBN 10:   0425198324
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   05 October 2004
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Death's AcreForeword by Patricia Cornwall 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 Barbeque 17. The Not-So-Accidental Tourist 18. the Bloody Beneficiary 19. Ashes to Ashes 20. And When I Die Appendix I: Bones of the Human Skeleton Appendix II: Glossary of Forensic and Anthropological Terms Acknowledgments Index

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Dr. Bill Bass, a legend in forensic circles, has assisted with hundreds of cases for the FBI and numerous other law-enforcement agencies. He created the world's first laboratory devoted to human decomposition: the University of Tennessee's Anthropology Research Facility. He has written or coauthored more than two hundred scientific publications, many based on murder cases and other mysteries he has helped to prosecute or solve. A gifted teacher, he has been named “National Professor of the Year” by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Jon Jefferson is a veteran journalist, science writer, and documentary filmmaker. His writing has been featured by The New York Times, Newsweek, USA Today, and Popular Science.

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