Famous Crimes Revisited: From Sacco-Vanzetti to O.J. Simpson - Hardcover

Henry C. Lee; Jerry Labriola M.D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1928782140 ISBN 13: 9781928782148

Publisher: Strong Books, 2001

Synopsis

In "Famous Crimes Revisited," renowned forensic scientist, Dr. Henry Lee, and Jerry Labriola, M.D. re-examine the O.J.Simpson, Vincent Foster, JonBenet Ramsey, Lindbergh baby, Sam Sheppard, JFK, and Sacco-Vanzetti cases. Surprising questions are raised and rare photographs provided.

About this title

From the Publisher:

We are proud to release "Famous Crimes Revisited" as an expertly written account of seven extraordinary criminal cases. Possible mishandling of many aspects of each case is examined through the eyes of the world's foremost forensic scientist, Dr. Henry Lee. His coauthor is physician/ novelist Dr. Jerry Labriola. The book is more than an historical presentation; clever literary devices are used to impart drama and immediacy to the page. It is a marvelously balanced book sure to entertain and to inform, and contains 30 pages of photographs and illustrations (Many of the seven dozen photos have never been made available before). In the back matter is a 30-page appendix devoted exclusively to the history of forensic science--its past, present and future--and 28 pages of chapter notes and bibliography.

Brian Jud, Publisher, Strong Books

From the Author:

By considering various facets of seven classic crimes of the past century, we document four basic themes: that the same forensic mistakes of the 1920s are still being made today; human error and/or misconduct can tarnish criminal investigations; public opinion can influence the outcome of criminal cases; modern technology might have eliminated questions that we raise and that still remain today. Examples offered include tampering with, suppression of and planting of evidence, not securing and maintaining the integrity of the crime scene, not properly identifying, collecting and preserving physical evidence. Thus, the intent of "Famous Crimes Revisited" was not to present an in-depth discussion of each and every case--from Sacco-Vanzetti to O.J. Simpson (both had long trials and were examined in 97 and 65 pages respectively), including Lindbergh, Sheppard, JFK, Foster and Ramsey (pages devoted to each range from 9 to 19). We selected cases that were high-profile ! and controversial and that spanned different decades of the twentieth century: the 1920s, the 30s, the 50s, the 60s and the 90s.

Dr. Henry Lee and Jerry Labriola, M.D.

About this edition

• Publisher: Strong Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1928782140
• ISBN 13: 9781928782148
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 303