Henry Carter Hull

Real crime scene investigation is vastly more complicated, arduous, bizarre, and fascinating than TV's streamlined versions. Most people who work actual investigations will tell you that the science never lies - but people can. They may also contaminate evidence, or not know what to look for in crime scenes that typically are far more chaotic and confusing, whether inside or outside, than on TV. Forensic experts will tell you that the most important...

Every contact leaves a trace: a single strand of hair or a tiny droplet of blood can be the silent witness at a crime scene. Locard's Exchange Principle underpins all forensic science and holds that the perpetrator of a crime will bring something to the crime scene and leave with something from it. Forensic experts use this principle daily to catch murderers and assailants. In Risking Life for Death, South African forensic pathologist Ryan Blumenthal...

The award-winning journalist and author of Dixie's Last Stand delves into a troubling murder trial gone wrong. When Jessica O'Grady met Christopher Edwards, she was a starry-eyed Nebraska college girl in search of Mr. Right-and Edwards had a dark and deceitful soul. In May of 2006, Jessica's mystifying disappearance and a blood-soaked mattress sparked a state-wide media frenzy. Enter Douglas County Sheriff's CSI stalwart Dave Kofoed, a man so driven...

Abstract of the book: There was a writer and there was a businessman, a husband and wife, murdered by doctors.Kalina Stoianova Ramanska, a member of the Ramanski family, and her husband, Todor Simeonov Ramanski, a member of the Ramanski family, were murdered by doctors, Kalina S. Ramanska on July 21, 2022 and her husband Todaor S. Ramanski on Oct 12, 2019, by the same doctors in the same hospital. In the case of Kalina S. Ramanska,it was discovered...

Blood Secrets reveals how forensic experts read the story of a murder told in the traces of blood left behind, providing crucial evidence that has helped convict criminals who might have otherwise walked free. When Rod Englert began his career in law enforcement, virtually no police force in the world knew how to correctly examine blood spatter. He spent years studying and testing how blood behaves, pioneering a vital new tool that is now a part...

In the fall of 1966, Eduardo Tirella, close confidant of billionaire Doris Duke, informed the possessive and vindictive heiress that he was leaving her employ as chief designer and art curator to return to Hollywood where his career as a set designer was just catching fire. Minutes later, she crushed him to death under the wheels of a two-ton station wagon as they were leaving Rough Point, her Bellevue Avenue estate in Newport, RI, the storied resort. In...

"There are two parts to every crime story: how they did it and why they got caught. This book is about the second part, and how it changes the way we catch serial killers. No two stories about the capture of a serial killer are the same. Sometimes, the killers make crucial mistakes; other times, investigators get lucky. And the process of profiling, hunting, and apprehending these predators has changed radically over time, particularly in the field...

Through the 1970s and 80s, a dangerous serial killer stalked Northern California along Interstate 5. Dubbed the I-5 Strangler, Roger Kibbe was incredibly skilled at staying ahead of investigators as his victim count rose. Even after he was identified, there wasn't enough evidence to charge him with murder. Instead, investigators had to build their murder case over the course of months while Kibbe was locked up on an assault conviction. Drawing on...

En la sociedad actual tan convulsionada por los delitos y la violencia nos preguntamos constantemente: ¿ Có mo alguien es capaz de asesinar, secuestrar o robar a sangre frí a? Para responder a esta angustiosa interrogante, Psicologí a criminoló gica en 80 preguntas, de manera sencilla y prá ctica, te ayudará a comprender los principios de esta apasionante disciplina y su...

Beautiful Alaska-a peaceful, natural land where you know your neighbors and don't have to lock your doors. For most people, it's the perfect place to experience nature, for Robert Hansen, it was the perfect place for murder. Between 1980 and 1983, Hansen went on a murderous rampage killing between 17 and 37 women in the Anchorage, Alaska area. Hansen, a small-business owner, and pillar of the community, was also an avid hunter and used young girls...