No bone unturned : the adventures of a top Smithsonian forensic scientist and the legal battle for America's oldest skeletons / Jeff Benedict.
2003
KF4306.R4 B46 2003 (Mapit)
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Title
No bone unturned : the adventures of a top Smithsonian forensic scientist and the legal battle for America's oldest skeletons / Jeff Benedict.
Edition
1st ed.
Imprint
New York, N.Y. : HarperCollinsPublishers, [2003]
Description
xii, 304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
High-stakes playground
Opening coffins
Bone fragments
Going to Guatemala
Outsmarting the devil
Into the crypt
Building people
Remains of the day
The probe
Evil is real
Unwrapping a mummy
Somebody else is here
Humans remain
Airfare for a skeleton
Destination unknown
Rush to repatriate
We know how time began
The client
Senior girl
Eight men out
About-face
Where did you get these Africans?
Turning the lights on
Stand and fight
Intent
Science evolves
Virtual reality
The cover-up
Lie detector
Skin thickness
Objection
One look
going deep
Spin cycle
Show time
White House involvement
What you see here stays here
In demand
The decision.
Opening coffins
Bone fragments
Going to Guatemala
Outsmarting the devil
Into the crypt
Building people
Remains of the day
The probe
Evil is real
Unwrapping a mummy
Somebody else is here
Humans remain
Airfare for a skeleton
Destination unknown
Rush to repatriate
We know how time began
The client
Senior girl
Eight men out
About-face
Where did you get these Africans?
Turning the lights on
Stand and fight
Intent
Science evolves
Virtual reality
The cover-up
Lie detector
Skin thickness
Objection
One look
going deep
Spin cycle
Show time
White House involvement
What you see here stays here
In demand
The decision.
Summary
When he's not at a notorious crime scene or a mass disaster, Doug Owsley is entering tombs and crypts, unwrapping mummies, or climbing into caves to unlock the secrets of bones. In No Bone Unturned, investigative journalist Jeff Benedict not only unveils a compelling portrait of the man behind America's most notorious cases but also gives us a fascinating look inside the world of forensic science as seen through the eyes of a leading specialist. Doug Owsley's extraordinary talent has put his phone number on speed dial for federal agencies, from the FBI to the CIA and the State Department. When the Branch Davidian compound in Waco caught fire, when a terrorist-flown plane crashed into the Pentagon, and when mass graves were uncovered in Croatia, the authorities called Owsley. Through cutting-edge science, instinctive artistry, and dogged tenacity, Owsley painstakingly rebuilds the skeleton, and helps identify it and determine the cause of death.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-290) and index.
Call Number
KF4306.R4 B46 2003
Language
English
ISBN
0060199237
9780060199234
9780060199234
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