Forensic history Crimes, frauds, and scandals
Sound recording - 2015
This course is a journey thorugh time and place from the perspective of forensic science and criminal history. It examines technical advancements and politics and legal issues regarding criminal investigations. The course includes Dr. Murray's own forensic casework.
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[Chantilly, Va.] :
Teaching Company
[2015]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Item Description
- "The Great courses, Topic: Science & mathematics ; Subtopic: Biology"--Cover.
"Course no. 1668"--Disc labels.
24 lectures lasting 30 minutes each.
Accompanying CD-ROM contains course workbook in PDF format. - Physical Description
- 12 audio discs (approximately 720 min) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)
- ISBN
- 9781490699844
- Disc 1. The infamous Jack the Ripper ; Analyzing the Black Dahlia murder
- disc 2. Dissecting Hollywood deaths ; Decomposition and confusing interpretations
- disc 3. Lizzie Borden and the Menendez brothers ; The Tylenol murders
- disc 4. Copycats and hoaxes ; Frauds and forgeries
- disc 5. Blood doping and other sports scandals ; Bad boys of U.S. politics
- disc 6. Criminals of the wild, wild West ; Investigating incredible bank heists
- disc 7. How reliable is eyewitness testimony? ; Truth behind false confessions
- disc 8. Crooked cops and bad convictions ; Guilty until proven innocent
- disc 9. Political assassinations ; Mysteries of the Romanov family
- disc 10. Forensics of genocide ; The Nazi's and the Witch of Buchenwald
- disc 11. Spies have it ; Motive and kidnapping
- disc 12. Identification matters ; Past, present, and future of forensics.
