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Beyond the Body Farm: A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murders, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic Science by William M. Bass, Jon Jefferson
2 reviews
juksu's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
3.75
forensics + dead bodies + bite sized mysteries = I like this book. It offers several snapshots of forensics techniquesaand technology through cases spanning several decades. Very neat work from Dr. Bass, a trailblazer in forensic anthropology. It led me down some interesting rabbit holes, including the master's thesis of one of his former students, William Rodriguez, who not only did great forensic anthropology work but ALSO was a medical examiner/witness in the Adnan Syed case....
(P. S. Looking into the University of Tennessee's repatriation efforts helped ease my mind a little about the good doctor's early career work with Indigenous bodies 😬)
(P. S. Looking into the University of Tennessee's repatriation efforts helped ease my mind a little about the good doctor's early career work with Indigenous bodies 😬)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape and Sexual violence
Minor: Suicide
Describes anthropological categories / sorting ie Negroid, Caucasoid, Mongoloid; a bit reductive but uhhh still part of the field... mm...jjuanamtzz's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
3.25
A great book if your interested in forensics, especially anthropology. The writing is okay, reads like an old man telling you his stories, which is exactly what it is. Some comentary is unnecessary.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail