Heather R. (Vylet3) reviewed Teasing Secrets from the Dead : My Investigations at America's Most Infamous Crime Scenes on + 2 more book reviews
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A true story that is both tragic and hopeful, heartwrenching and inspiring, and fascinating from beginning to end. Emily Craig PhD writes about her experiences at scenes including the World Trade Center and the Oklahoma City bombing. She also writes about the science behind forensics and her successes and near misses when catching murderers or giving families closure. Once I started reading, I couldn't stop!
Karla F. reviewed Teasing Secrets from the Dead : My Investigations at America's Most Infamous Crime Scenes on + 3 more book reviews
This was the most interesting and fasinating book. By far this was the best book I have read in this type of category. It gives details of procedures and prtocol that are very interesting. Great book!
Clara M. (Joy47) reviewed Teasing Secrets from the Dead : My Investigations at America's Most Infamous Crime Scenes on + 11 more book reviews
If you like crime scene investigations, you will love this book. It is written by a real person. It is a true story.
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Emily Craig trained with Dr. William Bass at the famous Body Farm in Knoxville, Tennessee. She started out as a medical illustrator and through some interesting experiences decided to make a midlife career move.
Her style of writing is a bit more gruesome than Bass's (perhaps because he has a co-author who might smooth out the more gruesome facts). However, it is obvious that Craig knows her stuff and her writing about working of the Branch Dividian bodies in 1993 (Dividians were in Waco; the analysis took place in Fort Worth, TX) was particularly interesting.
The Oklahoma bombing work that Craig did was stunning. They not only had to find body parts, but they also had to do it while gathering evidence for the trials of McVeigh and Nichols.
The last chapter of the book is about Craig's experiences at the World Trade Center. It was amazing to see what these professionals did in order to piece together bodies for the loved ones to bury. They worked 24/7 for 8 months to find body parts and reconnect them for the waiting relatives. The grief and the emotional drain that Craig describes is sobering. Because there were no living perps, they did not have to worry about gathering evidence.
I'm glad I read this book; forensic anthropology has really moved into the mainstream of law enforcement over the past two decades. People like Emily Craig and Bill Bass have written fascinating books about how they have learned to be more useful to detectives and district attorneys.
Her style of writing is a bit more gruesome than Bass's (perhaps because he has a co-author who might smooth out the more gruesome facts). However, it is obvious that Craig knows her stuff and her writing about working of the Branch Dividian bodies in 1993 (Dividians were in Waco; the analysis took place in Fort Worth, TX) was particularly interesting.
The Oklahoma bombing work that Craig did was stunning. They not only had to find body parts, but they also had to do it while gathering evidence for the trials of McVeigh and Nichols.
The last chapter of the book is about Craig's experiences at the World Trade Center. It was amazing to see what these professionals did in order to piece together bodies for the loved ones to bury. They worked 24/7 for 8 months to find body parts and reconnect them for the waiting relatives. The grief and the emotional drain that Craig describes is sobering. Because there were no living perps, they did not have to worry about gathering evidence.
I'm glad I read this book; forensic anthropology has really moved into the mainstream of law enforcement over the past two decades. People like Emily Craig and Bill Bass have written fascinating books about how they have learned to be more useful to detectives and district attorneys.
