Bone Remains: Cold Cases in Forensic Anthropology - Couverture rigide

Manhein, Mary H.

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ISBN 10 : 0807153230 ISBN 13 : 9780807153239

Editeur : Louisiana State University Press, 2013

Synopsis

Over the past thirty years, forensic anthropologist Mary H. Manhein has helped authorities to identify hundreds of deceased persons throughout Louisiana and beyond. In Bone Remains, she offers details of twenty riveting cases from her files--many of them involving facial reconstructions where only bones offered clues to an individual's story.

Manhein takes readers into the field, inside her lab, and through DNA databases and government bureaucracies as she and her team tirelessly work to identify and seek justice for those who can no longer speak for themselves. From a two-thousand-year-old mummy, to Civil War sailors, to graves disturbed by Hurricane Isaac, Manhein presents both modern and historic cases. Her conversational accounts provide a fascinating look into the stories behind the headlines as well as sometimes heart-wrenching details of people lost and found.

Manhein shows how each case came to her team, how they used scientific analysis to unravel the secrets the bones had to tell, and how facial reconstructions and a special database for missing and unidentified people assisted in closing cold cases long believed to be unsolvable. She also discusses several mysteries that still elude her, further reflecting the determination and passion central to Manhein's career for over three decades.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Mary H. Manhein is the author of The Bone Lady: Life as a Forensic Anthropologist and Bone Remains: Cold Cases in Forensic Anthropology. The former director of the Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services (FACES) Laboratory at Louisiana State University, she lives in Baton Rouge with her husband.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Louisiana State University Press
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0807153230
• ISBN 13: 9780807153239
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 136
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible