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Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensics Lab--The Body Farm--Where the Dead Do Tell Tales (Audio) - William M. Bass, Jon Jefferson, George Grizzard
Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensics Lab--The Body Farm--Where the Dead Do Tell Tales (Audio)
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Nowhere is there another lab like Dr. Bill Bass's: On a hillside in Tennessee, human bodies decompose in the open air, aided by insects, bacteria and birds, unhindered by coffins or mausoleums. At the "Body Farm," nature takes its course, with corpses buried in shallow graves, submerged in water,... show more
Nowhere is there another lab like Dr. Bill Bass's: On a hillside in Tennessee, human bodies decompose in the open air, aided by insects, bacteria and birds, unhindered by coffins or mausoleums. At the "Body Farm," nature takes its course, with corpses buried in shallow graves, submerged in water, concealed beneath slabs of concrete, locked in trunks of cars. As stand-ins for murder victims, they serve the needs of science -- and the cause of justice. For thirty years, Dr. Bass's research has revolutionized the field of forensic science, particularly by pinpointing "time since death" in murder cases. In this riveting audiobook, he investigates real cases and leads listeners on an unprecedented journey behind the locked gates of the Body Farm. A master scientist and an engaging storyteller, Bass shares his most intriguing work: his revisit of the Lindbergh kidnapping and murder, fifty years after the fact; the mystery of a headless corpse whose identity astonished the police;...
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ISBN: 9780743546157 (0743546156)
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Edition language: English
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Sarah's Library
Sarah's Library rated it
4.0 Death's Acre by William M. Bass, Jon Jefferson
I really enjoyed learning about the Body Farm and how it came to be. I have read Patricia Cornwell's book The Body Farm and so learning the lengths she went to for her research for a death scene in the book was great and encouraging to hear that she really cared if her books are realistic. Also lear...
Sarah's Library
Sarah's Library rated it
4.0 Death's Acre by William M. Bass & Jon Jefferson
I really enjoyed learning about the Body Farm and how it came to be. I have read Patricia Cornwell's book The Body Farm and so learning the lengths she went to for her research for a death scene in the book was great and encouraging to hear that she really cared if her books are realistic. Also lear...
Sarah's Library
Sarah's Library rated it
4.0 Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab - The Body Farm - Where the Dead Do Tell Tales by William M. Bass & Jon Jefferson
I really enjoyed learning about the Body Farm and how it came to be. I have read Patricia Cornwell's book The Body Farm and so learning the lengths she went to for her research for a death scene in the book was great and encouraging to hear that she really cared if her books are realistic. Also lear...
A Book and A Review #2
A Book and A Review #2 rated it
5.0
Another excellent book-this one non-fiction-from the writing duo of Jon Jefferson and Dr. Bill Bass. I loved listening to this and it has been fun to see the influence into the fictional series. Only thing that would have made this better is if Dr. Bass would have narrated it.
IxanGa
IxanGa rated it
4.0 Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab the Body Farm Where the Dead Do Tell Tales
Better than the Forensic Files on tv. Very detailed and interesting but a bit gruesome, unless you like reading about decomposition.Remember the old school song, 'the worms crawled in and the worms crawled out'? That about sums it up.
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