Death Investigator's Handbook: A Field Guide to Crime Scene Processing, Forensic Evaluations and Investigative Techniques Paperback – Illustrated, 1 July 1993

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Paladin Press,U.S.; Illustrated edition (1 July 1993)

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 888 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0873647270

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0873647274

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.45 x 14.61 x 21.59 cm

Unlike other such manuals, this one combines specialized info from dozens of scientific and investigative references in one handy volume. A must for detectives, pathologists, attorneys, crime scene technicians, reporters, EMTs, PIs and mystery buffs.

This book, written by a Florida forensic investigator who has participated in more than 10,000 death investigations, provides detailed guidelines on the conduct of death investigations and crime scene analysis.

Topics include determining if death is the result of homicide, accident, or natural causes; identifying, locating, and interviewing witnesses; photographing bodies and crime scenes; collecting and preserving evidence; and conducting body fluid, DNA, and dental analyses. Additional topics focus on mastering reconstruction techniques; securing crime scenes; dealing with the media; evaluating blood spatter; using the latest computer technology; running toxicology tests; handling dumped, buried, or decomposed bodies; canvassing neighborhoods; investigating mass or serial murders; and preparing cases and testifying for trials. The forensic and investigative techniques should be useful to novice or experienced detectives, forensic pathologists, crime scene technicians, prosecuting attorneys, public defenders, rescue personnel, reporters, private investigators, and criminal justice instructors and students. References, tables, and figures

About the Author

Louis N. Eliopulos is a senior homicide investigations analyst with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), where he reviews, consults and suggests investigative analysis and strategy on active and cold-case homicide investigations from all over the world. Before being employed by NCIS, Eliopulos was chief forensic investigator for the medical examiner's office in Jacksonville, Florida.

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