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Presents an introduction to forensic science, explaining how human fingerprints, bite marks, ear prints, and other forms of developing technologies help solve criminal investigations and other mysteries.

Describes how forensic anthropologists are able to examine the bodies of crime and disaster victims in order to identify victims and even solve mysteries by piecing together a victim's last moments.

Presents an introduction to forensic science, explaining how insects, pollen grains and other evidence from nature can leave trace clues that help make or break criminal cases and solve crimes.

Offers an hour-by-hour account of the search for John Wilkes Booth in the days following his assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.

Examines how to solve crimes by using math and shows how math provides information on crime scene investigations and gathering evidence, interviewing suspects and witnesses, and analyzing clues such as footprints, blood and hair samples, and fingerprints.

Draws on the stories of Sherlock Holmes to trace the history of forensic science, describing when the stories deviated from fact, what forensic science techniques were used in the stories, and how the stories compare to real-life cases.

Terri Jentz chronicles her return to the small town where she and her friend, Shayna Weiss, were nearly murdered fifteen years earlier and shares what the trip helped her learn about herself and human nature.

Stories of cops, killers, and cold cases from the 1980s and early '90s, ranging from local crimes to national sensations.

The author, a highly respected forensic anthropologist, reveals some of the stories of her more unforgettable case files including her work on the Oklahoma bombing and the September 11 trade tower victims.

Patrick Lanigan, a young law partner who faked his death and fled the country with millions of dollars stolen from his law firm, is found in Brazil after a four-year chase, but investigators are about to learn that the hunt is really just beginning.

Describes the work of forensic scientists in crime investigations, discussing crime scenes, trace evidence, ballistics, handwriting, blood, DNA, bones, fingerprints, and the presentation of evidence in trials.

Baltimore detective Kevin Infante becomes caught up in investigating a long-ago crime when police arrest a woman involved in a rush-hour accident only to have her tell them she is the younger of the two Bethany sisters who went missing from a local mall thirty years earlier.

Profiles thirteen notable scientists in the field of forensics, discussing their research, accomplishments, ethical and professional contributions.

Explains how the methods and technologies of forensic science have been used to solve fifty crimes around the world, helping investigators determine the cause of death, identity of the victim, time of death, and other key information.

Provides accounts of fifty crimes from throughout history that have captured the attention of the American public, from the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln to the rash of school shootings in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.