A Fly for the Prosecution
How Insect Evidence Helps Solve Crimes
Published on 1. July 2009
240 pages
978-0-674-03768-7 (ISBN)
Description
Each body recovered at a crime scene is an ecosystem, a unique microenvironment colonized in succession by a diverse array of flies, beetles, mites, spiders, and other arthropods. Using actual cases, Goff shows how knowledge of these insects and their habits allows forensic entomologists to furnish investigators with crucial evidence about crimes.
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Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, Mass
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-0-674-03768-7 (9780674037687)
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05/2000
Harvard University Press
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Content
Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Prologue: Honolulu, 1984 Chapter 1. Beginnings Chapter 2. The Bugs on the Body Chapter 3. The Pigs' Tale Chapter 4. The First Flies Chapter 5. Patterns of Succession Chapter 6. Cover-ups and Concealments Chapter 7. Predators Chapter 8. Air, Fire, and Water Chapter 9. Drugs and Toxins Chapter 10. Coping Chapter 11. Testifying Chapter 12. Spreading the Word Epilogue: Summing Up Bibliography Acknowledgments Index
