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Modern history is filled with terrible crimes, baffling hoaxes, and seedy scandals The infamous Jack the Ripper slayings The alleged survival of Anastasia Romanov, the youngest daughter of the murdered Tsar Seven time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong s public fall from grace The Chicago Tylenol poisonings and the copycat crimes that followed Step into the world of forensic science and study the most fascinating crimes and mysteries from the last two centuries in the 24 lectures of Forensic History Crimes, Frauds, and Scandals Professor Murray, a forensic anthropologist with nearly 30 years of experience in the field, has crafted lectures that are a remarkable blend of storytelling and science a whirlwind tour that takes you from the gas lit streets of Victorian London to small town America As you journey around the world and into the past, you ll re examine modern history s great crimes and scandals using the tools and insights of forensic science In doing so, you ll learn how cutting edge advancements in science and technology are applied to investigations and how to evaluate evidence and think like a forensic scientist Using her extensive background in the field and her skill at weaving riveting stories, Professor Murray invites you peer over the shoulders of investigators as they examine some of the most famous crimes in history, as well as cases that shed light on what happens when the justice system goes awry Whether they re controversial or by the book, solved or unsolved, hot or cold, these cases are an opportunity to gain deeper insight into the historic and cutting edge methods and tools forensic scientists use on the job Having participated in hundreds of investigations in America and abroad, Professor Murray intersperses these historical examinations with some of her own, equally intriguing, personal experiences. Free Read NOT A BOOK [ author ] NOT A BOOK [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr No stone unturned in this comprehensive treatise on forensics It s very interesting, lots of cases to illustrate different aspects of forensics The author has an excellent way of imparting detailed scientific knowledge and makes you feel you really learned a lot It s really a series of lectures, good for half hour commutes Since I live on a tiny island and going from nearly the top of the mountain down to sea level where my shop is takes only 8 mins, each lecture went on for days Sometim...Description Modern history is filled with terrible crimes, baffling hoaxes, and seedy scandals The infamous Jack the Ripper slayings The alleged survival of Anastasia Romanov, the youngest daughter of the murdered Tsar Seven time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong s public fall from grace The Chicago Tylenol poisonings and the copycat crimes that followed.These events have the power to captivate us with their mystery and shock us with views into the darkest parts of the human psyche As Description Modern history is filled with terrible crimes, baffling hoaxes, and seedy scandals The infamous Jack the Ripper slayings The alleged survival of Anastasia Romanov, the youngest daughter of the murdered Tsar Seven time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong s public fall from grace The Chicago Tylenol poisonings and the copycat crimes that followed.These events have the power to captivate us with their mystery and shock us with views into the darkest parts of the human psyche As a society, we seek resolution of these crimes and scandals, to bring their perpetrators to justice and hopefully prevent such events from occurring again.Step into the world of forensic science and st...These 24 Lectures are light on science farpopularized sensationalized than I was hoping for I was familiar with most of her examples through other books, often in far better detail She mentions some of the authors of these by name it often comes across as name dropping my friend, soso then she omits others For instance, while she mentions The University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility, AKA The Body Farm or Death s Acre , she never mentions Bill B These 24 Lectures are light on science farpopularized sensationalized than I was hoping for I was familiar with most of her examples through other books, often in far better detail She mentions some of the authors of these by name it often comes across as name dropping my friend, soso then she omits others For instance, while she mentions The University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility, AKA The Body Farm or Death s Acre , she never mentions Bill Bass the creator of the facility one of the early leading forensic anthropologists ...I enjoyed these twenty four audio lectures by Professor Elizabeth A Murray very much Previously for The Great Courses she has offered Trails of Evidence How Forensic Science Works, and that s the series you should get if you want a methodical tour through the field Forensic History is not so clearly organized, and it s not a Forensics 101 course it s a series of stories about past and recent cases With cases from history, Murray focuses first on forensic science at the time and then I enjoyed these twenty four audio lectures by Professor Elizabeth A Murray very much Previously for The Great Courses she has offered Trails of Evidence How Forensic Science Works, and that s the series you should get if you want a methodical tour through the field Forensic History is not so clearly organized, and it s not a Forensics 101 course it s a series of stories about past and recent cases With cases from history, Murray focuses first on forensic science at the time and then on how today s...I was very excited when I started this lecture series True crime and crime solving are such fascinating topics, and I expected to be hooked on this Sadly not.First of all, the individual lectures are really short This wouldn t have mattered so much if not for the fact that the lecturer often discusses several cases in each, which means she barely scratches the surface in any of them, and doesn t have the chance to show that she possesses any particular knowledge This lecture also doesn t giv I was very excited when I started this lecture series True crime and crime solving are such fascinating topics, and I expected to be hooked on this Sadly not.First of all, the individual lectures are really short This wouldn t have mattered so much if not for the fact that the lecturer often discusses several ca...If you want a very detailed description and explanation of these cases then the course isn t for you If you aren t familiar with a lot of the cases and a briefer explanation, or kind of introduction to them is fine then give it a listen I wasn t that familiar and really enjoyed it.I initially expected to findin depth material on forensics in this course, but the content is in complete accordance with the title Forensic History Great Courses have another course on forensics by the same professor which isabout forensics proper Trails of Evidence How Forensic Science Works Forensic History is full of ...I saw this and thought, I have to get it because it has all my favorite words in the title These are short lectures that briefly touch on how science and technology help us understandabout murders, poisonings, frauds, forgeries, genocides, and other crimes and scandals Some of these are cases that Murray has worked on, while others are famous cases of the past Lizzie Borden, various bank robberies, etcBecause these lectures are...Fun and informative Forensic History is a collection of 24 30min lectures about the history of forensic sciences and how crimes are solved using them Most lectures are at a case by case basis or on a single subject The subjects themselve range from Jac...This book reviews how forensic scientists approach crimes of all types and ages from murders in the 1800s to cybercrime of the modern era It s split into 24 lectures , one for each type of crime I wasn t sure what to expect when I started the book I suppose I thought it would only focus on detailed forensic evidence in murders, but instead, it was a less detailed survey of forensic approaches for different situations given through dozens of examples, often from famous crimes.The narrator This book reviews how forensic scientists approach crimes of all types and ages from murders in the 1800s to cybercrime of the modern era It s split into 24 lectures , one for each type of crime I wasn t sure what to expect when I started the book I suppose I thought it would only focus on detailed forensic evide...

NOT A BOOK
  • English
  • 14 February 2018
  • Audio CD
  • 1598039083
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