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Morgue : A life in death

Title
Morgue : A life in death.
ISBN
1250108322
9781250108326
Published
[place of publication not identified] : Picador usa, 2017.
Physical Description
xix, 268 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Summary
In this clear-eyed, gritty, and enthralling narrative, Dr. Vincent DiMaio and veteran crime writer Ron Franscell guide us behind the morgue doors to tell a fascinating life story through the cases that have made DiMaio famous-from the exhumation of assassin Lee Harvey Oswald to the complex issues in the shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. Beginning with his street-smart Italian origins in Brooklyn, the book spans 40 years of work and more than 9,000 autopsies, and DiMaio's eventual rise into the pantheon of forensic scientists. One of the country's most methodical and intuitive criminal pathologists will dissect himself, maintaining a nearly continuous flow of suspenseful stories, revealing anecdotes, and enough macabre insider details to rivet the most fervent crime fans.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 03, 2024
Contents
Foreword: It's all about the puzzle
A death in black and white
The "why" incision
An empty nursery
Bombed beyond recognition
Digging up Lee Harvey Oswald
Monsters among us
Secrets and puzzles
Detail, justice, and celebrity
The ghosts of West Memphis
The curious death of Vincent Van Gogh
Epilogue: At the end of things.
Genre/Form
Autobiography
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Autobiographies.
Autobiographies.
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