The Devil's Dozen: 12 Notorious Serial Killers Caught by Cutting-Edge Forensics

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Penguin, 3.9.2013 - 336 sivua
What led authorities to the murder castle of H. H. Holmes? What cast a cloud of suspicion over cannibal Albert Fish? What drove Russia's Killer X to confess?
How many victims were actually buried on that Vancouver pig farm?

In The Devil's Dozen, Katherine Ramsland explores the true stories of twelve of the most notorious serial killers of the last century and the cutting-edge forensics that delivered their downfalls. Through their compelling case histories, she traces the fascinating evolution of forensic investigation. What clues did these killers unwittingly leave behind? How were the unpredictable twists and turns of their criminal behavior thwarted by the weapons of science and logic?

From the developing stages of the nineteenth century's earliest investigative tools and ingenious police procedures to the first DNA dragnet to the remarkable twentieth century CSI advances, The Devil's Dozen provides a fascinating window into the world of those who kill--and those who dedicate their lives to bringing them to justice.
 

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Introduction
1
Secrets in Blood
44
Deciphering a Deadly Document
60
The Art of Darkness
87
First DNA Sweep
112
Lured into the Mirror
133
A Risky Sting
191
The Most Expensive Fingerprint
218
Computer Forensics and a Clever Lie
243
The Brain Never Lies
263
Mass Fatality ID
286
Lessons for Law Enforcement
316
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Dr. Katherine Ramsland teaches forensic psychology at DeSales University. She has appeared on more than 200 crime documentaries and magazine shows, is an executive producer of Murder House Flip, and has consulted for CSI, Bones, and The Alienist. The author of more than 1,500 articles and 68 books, including How to Catch a Killer, The Psychology of Death Investigations, and The Mind of a Murderer, she spent five years working with Dennis Rader on his autobiography, Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, The BTK Killer.

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