The Father of Forensics: the groundbreaking cases of Sir Bernard Spilsbury, and the beginnings of modern CSI

Call number: 614.1 EVA

Physical Description: x, 326 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes: includes index and bibliography

"His name was Bernard Spilsbury - and, through his use of cutting-edge science, he single-handedly brought criminal investigations into the modern age. Starting out as a young, charismatic pathologist in early twentieth-century Britain, Spilsbury hit the English justice system - and the front pages - like a cannonball, garnering a reputation as a real-life Sherlock Holmes. He uncovered evidence others missed, stood above his peers in the field of crime reconstruction, relentlessly exposed discrepancies between witness testimony and factual evidence, and, most importantly, convicted dozens of murderers with hard-nosed, scientific proof."