Killer of Little Shepherds, The: A True Crime Story and the Birth of Forensic Science
by:
Douglas Starr (author)
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781299006850 (129900685X)
Publish date: January 1st 2010
Publisher: Vintage Books
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Literature,
Cultural,
Science,
Mystery,
19th Century,
Crime,
True Crime,
France,
Law
Fascinating look at the crimes of Vacher and the use of forensic science (and the debate about what insanity is). Starr spends equal time on both subjects and doesn't glamorize Vacher which means I never got too nauseated by reading about him and his delusions and violence. I was excited to read tha...
As someone who has been fascinated by the field of forensics for as long as I can remember, I found this book fascinating. It was interesting to see how far we have come in less than 100 years since the occurance of the serial killer discussed in this book. Also, I found it fascinating that this ser...
This book examines the crimes and trial of French serial killer Joseph Vacher during the late 1800s within the larger context of the evolving developments in forensic and psychological analyses of crime. Vacher killed, mutilated and sexually assaulted numerous people both male and female in rural ...
6 years ago
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