Investigating murder mysteries /
Paul Dowswell.
- Chicago, Ill. : Heinemann Library, c2004.
- 48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.
- Forensic files .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 46-47) and index.
What is forensic science? -- Forensics, the early days -- The left-handed lumberjack -- The Bulgarian umbrella murder -- The nightstalker's big mistake -- The pitchfork murders -- The maid of the seas -- "Omar killed me" -- Guatemala's killing fields -- The Washington, D.C. snipers -- Solve it!
Discusses some famous murder cases and how forensic science techniques were used to solve them.