How to crack a murder case

Author: Michael Kran (USA)
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book is a perfect blend of scientific rigor, knowledge, and practicality, making it highly readable. Science, information science, intuition, and investigation all find their place here, each serving a purpose. However, the most challenging aspects of crime must be solved in the crime lab. From centuries-old tracking methods to the newest DNA fingerprinting technology (as of 1995—translator's note), law enforcement officers across the United States rely on forensic science and technology to either directly identify criminals or obtain "smoking guns" (directly usable evidence—translator's note). In How to Solve a Murder, forensic expert Michael Kran presents the evidence collection and identification techniques used in America today in an eyewitness perspective. This includes ballistics, DNA comparison, fingerprint analysis, blood type determination, crime scene investigation, post-mortem examination, and more. The book begins with a fictional murder case, where Mr. Kran demonstrates how forensic experts apply each of these techniques to solve crimes. Along the way, he shares intriguing details from influential criminal cases, such as a few fibers, the shape of years-old spots, or tiny grooves left by bullets, and explains how these details play a role in either exonerating the innocent or sending a murderer to trial. For those fascinated by real criminal cases and mysteries, anyone considering writing a detective story, or those who simply want to help unravel the gruesome murders featured in nightly news broadcasts, How to Solve a Murder is a must-read.