18 tiny deaths: the untold story of Frances Glessner Lee and the invention of modern forensics

"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 and made it her life's work. Best known...

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1. VerfasserIn: Goldfarb, Bruce (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Melinek, Judy
Medienart: Druck Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Naperville, Illinois Sourcebooks [2020]
In:Jahr: 2020
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UB: 61 A 6173
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Zusammenfassung:"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 and made 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, there are 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"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physische Details:xv, 351 Seiten, 8 ungezählte Seiten, Illustrationen
ISBN:9781492680475