| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: tales from the archive: pistols, jawbones, and love poetry -- A bloody mess: the case of Allene Lamson's bath, part I -- Genius: the case of Oscar Heinrich's demons -- Heathen: the case of the Baker's handwriting, part I -- Pioneer: the case of the Baker's handwriting, part II -- Damnation: the case of the star's fingerprints, part I -- Indignation: the case of the star's fingerprints, part II -- Double 13: the case of the great train heist -- Bad chemistry: the case of the calculating chemist -- Bits and pieces: the case of Bessie Ferguson's ear -- Triggered: the case of Marty Colwell's gun -- Damned: the case of Allene lamson's Bath, part II. |
| Summary |
Describes the life of America’s first forensic scientist, who invented tools that are still being used today—including blood-spatter analysis, ballistics, lie-detector tests and fingerprints—and solved at least 2,000 cases over 40 years. |
| Other edition |
Online version: Dawson, Kate Winkler. American Sherlock New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2020] 9780525539575 |
| Subject |
Heinrich, Edward Oscar, 1881-1953.
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Criminologists -- United States -- Biography.
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Forensic sciences -- United States -- History.
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| Genre |
Biographies.
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True crime stories.
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| Other title |
Murder, forensics, and the birth of American CSI |
| ISBN |
9780525539551
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0525539557
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