Postmortem

Résumé du livre

A body is discovered. What happens next? From estab. identity to the work of toxicologists and ballistics experts, this book details the procedures once the victim of an unnatural or suspicious death is found. It includes details of technological and scientific advances that help solve mysterious deaths. Case studies of 10 famous deaths highlight how the scientific and technical invest. play out in real life. Describes the roles and responsib. of the postmortem experts, from the photographer to the autopsy technicians and the forensic anthropol. Color photos and illus. show the process to determine the why and how of an unnatural death: invest. of the death scene, external and internal autopsy procedures and, establishing the cause and manner of death.