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On a February night in 1897, the general store in Walford, Iowa, burned down. The next morning, townspeople discovered a charred corpse in the ashes. Everyone knew that the store's owner, Frank Novak, had been sleeping in the store as a safeguard against burglars. Now all that remained were a few of his personal items scattered under the body.At first, it seemed to be a tragic accident mitigated just a bit by Novak's foresight in buying generous life insurance policies to provide for his family. But soon an investigation by the ambitious new county attorney, M. J. Tobin, turned up evidence sug

Written primarily for the police officer assigned to homicide investigation, it relates in clear, concise language the important medical aspects of violent death. The forensic pathologist will find content matter pointing out the mutual problems of field investigation on the autopsy examination. Social behaviorists such as psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers interested in the relationship of homicide to community and familial factors will find ample discussion of the conflicts, interests and attitudes that bear directly on homicide investigation

This practical field guide contains many of the checklists necessary to guide the first responder step-by-step through procedures, tactics, and forensic techniques used in sudden death and violent death investigations. Using these protocols, techniques and checklists will ensure that a proper and complete investigation is undertaken at the death scene. Covers basic investigation protocols as well as protocols for sexual assaultContains diagrams on how to search the scene, how to sketch the scene, and physical evidence guidelines as well as a forensic photography primerIncludes a detailed checklist of who, what, where, when, why and how

Intentional head injury in infants and young children / Helen Whitwell -- Neonaticide / Kim A. Collins -- Intentional suffocation in infants and young children / Karen J. Griest -- Inflicted fatal thoracic and abdominal injuries in infants and young children / Karen J. Griest -- Child abuse by drowning / Karen J. Griest -- Supporting evidence in physical child abuse / Karen J. Griest -- Intentional starvation/malnutrition and dehydration in children / Kim A. Collins -- Proving pediatric poisoning in the courtroom / Steven B. Karch -- Timing of death and injuries in infants and young children / Karen J. Griest.

Suitable for medical examiners, police, child abuse investigators and attorneys, this work focuses on forensic pathology aspects. It covers typical causes of death, including asphyxiation, intentional drowning, abdominal trauma, head injury, poisoning and intentional starvation