18 tiny deaths : the untold story of Frances Glessner Lee and the invention of modern forensics

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Full Title:: 18 tiny deaths : the untold story of Frances Glessner Lee and the invention of modern forensics / Bruce Goldfarb ; introduction by Judy Melinek, MD.

Genre:: Biographies
Subjects:: Lee, Frances Glessner,1878-1962
Forensic scientists--United States--Biography
Forensic sciences--United States--History--20th century
Crime scenes--United States--History--20th century
Criminal investigation--United States--History--20th century

Bibliography:: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:: "Frances Glessner Lee, born a socialite to a wealthy and influential Chicago family in the 1870s, was never meant to have a career, let alone one steeped in death and depravity. Yet she developed a fascination with the investigation of violent crimes and made it her life's work. Best known for creating the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death, a series of dioramas that appear charming-until you notice the macabre little details: an overturned chair, a blood-spattered comforter. And then, of course, there are the bodies-splayed out on the floor, draped over chairs-clothed in garments that Lee lovingly knit with sewing pins. Lee developed a system that used the Nutshells dioramas to train law enforcement officers to investigate violent crimes, and her methods are still used today. 18 Tiny Deaths is the story of a woman who overcame the limitations and expectations imposed by her social status and pushed forward an entirely new branch of science that we still use today"--
Language:: English
Physical Type/Description:: xv, 351 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates ; 24 cm