Steve Hodel will answer your questions. As you know, our #cclivechat on July 15, 2011, centers on the case of Elizabeth Short. Elizabeth (July 29, 1924 – January 15, 1947) was found savagely murdered and her body was left in plain view for anyone to see the grotesque mutilations that she was subjected to before she […]
Book Reviews
The Imperfectionists, just perfect!
The Imperfectionists, just perfect! I really liked the book The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman. What a joy to find a gem by chance! While browsing the book shelves, I was attracted to this book because of the cover. The layout, the font, the raised text, it all appealed to me. As I always do, I flipped to […]
Giacalone’s “Criminal Investigative Function”
Giacalone’s “Criminal Investigative Function.” Joe Giacalone has delivered on a promise: plain English from front to back! The book is an excellent read as a whole but certainly offers the clarity to be read subject by subject. Each chapter is tailored to handle a part of the criminal investigation. Each step within each chapter is clearly […]
The Killer of Little Shepherds
The Killer of Little Shepherds by Douglas Starr is not just for readers interested in serial killers but foremost for those who love to read about forensic sciences. It is a book about the evolution of society, how good trusting people changed into cautious people filled with distrust for strangers. This is a book that […]
BabyBarista “Law and DisOrder”
BabyBarista “Law and DisOrder” a.k.a. BabyBarista and the Art of War is one of the books I grab when the spirits need to be lifted by being transported to a different time. The book is about a pupil barrister who will have to work hard to outshine his fellow pupil barristers in the race for tenancy in chambers. […]
Crippen continued…
I read John Boyne’s book “Crippen” a while ago and posted about it (here). As luck would have it, one of the scientists involved, Dr. John H. Trestrail III , responded to the post and provided me with more details and the link to the PBS Series “Secrets of the Death.” The episode about Dr. Crippen, “Executed […]
Bugliosi: It wasn’t just the gloves, you know
Vincent Bugliosi’s book “Outrage; the five reasons why O.J. Simpson got away with murder” is an excellent book that in my humble opinion should be required literature for anyone who wishes to understand the adversarial system, trial preparations and analysis, and most of all, the art of listening. From page one it is clear that […]
The Lost King of France
The Lost King of France by Deborah Cadbury combines my passion for historical mysteries, cold cases, and forensics. Many have claimed to be the Dauphin as many claimed to be Anastasia Romanov. Both, at last, have been proven dead by DNA. But before we had the DNA test results, we had to contend with more than […]