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Author:

Goldfarb, Bruce, author.

Title:

18 tiny deaths : the untold story of Frances Glessner Lee and the invention of modern forensics / Bruce Goldfarb.

Publisher:

Sourcebooks,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

pages cm

Subject:

Lee, Frances Glessner,--1878-1962.
Forensic scientists--United States--Biography.
Forensic sciences--United States--History--20th century.
Crime scenes--United States--History--20th century.
Criminal investigation--United States--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

"Frances Glessner Lee, born a socialite to a wealthy and influential Chicago family in the 1870s, was never meant to have a career, let alone one steeped in death and depravity. Yet she developed a fascination with the investigation of violent crimes andmade it her life's work. Best known for creating the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death, a series of dioramas that appear charming-until you notice the macabre little details: an overturned chair, a blood-spattered comforter. And then, of course, thereare the bodies-splayed out on the floor, draped over chairs-clothed in garments that Lee lovingly knit with sewing pins. Lee developed a system that used the Nutshells dioramas to train law enforcement officers to investigate violent crimes, and her methods are still used today. 18 Tiny Deaths is the story of a woman who overcame the limitations and expectations imposed by her social status and pushed forward an entirely new branch of science that we still use today"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1492680478
9781492680475

LCCN:

2019031080

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