{"product_id":"dissecting-death-secrets-of-a-medical-examiner","title":"Dissecting Death: Secrets of a Medical Examiner","description":"From TV's \u003ci\u003eCSI \u003c\/i\u003eto bestsellers by Patricia Cornwell and Kathy Reichs, interest in forensics is at an all-time high. Now one of our most respected forensic pathologists gives a behind-the-scenes look at eleven of his most notorious cases, cracked by scientific analysis and Sherlock Holmesian deduction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs chief medical examiner of Rockland County, New York, for almost thirty-five years, Dr. Frederick Zugibe literally wrote the book on the subject--his widely used textbook is considered the definitive text. Over the years he has pioneered countless innovations, including the invention of a formula to soften mummified fingers--enabling fingerprinting, and thus identification, of a long-deceased victim. He has appeared as an expert hundreds of times in the media and in the courtroom--and not once has a jury failed to accept his testimony over opposing expert witnesses. And now, in \u003ci\u003eDissecting Death\u003c\/i\u003e, he has opened the door to the world of forensic pathology in all its gruesome and fascinating mystery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr. Zugibe takes us through the process all good pathologists follow, using eleven of his most challenging cases. With him, we visit the often grisly--though sometimes shockingly banal--crime scene. We inspect the body, palpate the wounds, search for clues in the hair and skin. We employ ultraviolet light, strange measuring devices, optical instruments. We see how a forensic pathologist determines the hour of death, the type of weapon used, the killer's escape route. And then we enter the lab, the world of high-tech criminal detection: DNA testing, fingerprinting, gunshot patterns, dental patterns, X-rays. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut not every case ends in a conviction, and in a closing chapter Dr. Zugibe examines some recent high-profile cases in which blunders led to killers going free, either because the wrong party was brought to trial or because the evidence presented didn't do the trick--including Jon-Benet Ramsey's murder and, of course, the O.J. Simpson trial.","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51937033126119,"sku":"9780767918800","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_41ff2cf7-4170-4605-8a74-b30c742a6c64.jpg?v=1774996671","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/dissecting-death-secrets-of-a-medical-examiner","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}