Reader's Digest David Owen

The Lindbergh kidnapping. The downing of PanAm 103. The trial of O J Simpson. The real-life investigations into these cases and many more - all collected in one volume - cast a fascinating light on the science of forensics.

- How carpet fibres from the home and car of Wayne Williams led to his conviction in the Atlanta child murders.
- How the pattern of cuts in a pyjama jacket put the lie to Jeffery MacDonald's alibi and sent him to prison for the murder of his wife and two daughters.
- How forensic scientists differentiate knife woulds in a murder victim from those of a suicide.

A compelling account of forensic science's role in over 40 real crime cases, Hidden Evidence brings to light its early development and the amazing sleuthing techniques employed today.… (mais)