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Forensic history, crimes, frauds, and scandals, Professor Elizabeth A. Murray

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Forensic history, crimes, frauds, and scandals, Professor Elizabeth A. Murray

Language

eng

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libretto or textinstructional materials

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Main title

Forensic history

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sound recording

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Oclc number

926055825

Responsibility statement

Professor Elizabeth A. Murray

Series statement

The great courses. Topic, Science & mathematics. Subtopic, Biology

Sub title

crimes, frauds, and scandals

Summary

This course is a journey through 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

Table Of Contents

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

Target audience

adult

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