Karl Landsteiner discovered four basic blood groups. Hans Gross wrote a treatise on criminal investigation. Francis Galton published his book, Fingerprints. Henry Faulds discovered that powders could make fingerprints visible. Henry Goddard used bullet comparisons to apprehend a murderer. Mathieu Orfila published a treatise on poisons. References at the end of each section are provided in detailed alphabetical order in the bibliography beginning on page 255.Ĭhronology: Forensic Science and Criminal Investigation The following timeline, spanning almost two centuries, illustrates significant developments in the evolution of modern-day homicide investigation. I apologize to anyone whose name I may have inadvertently omitted.

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was kind enough to provide for photographing all the firearms photographed in this book. Jago, EPL2000, who provided the excellent photographs, including the photographs of the types of firearms used in homicides. Their professionalism provided the guidance that I needed from the beginning of this project to its successful conclusion. I gratefully acknowledge the contributions of staff at Scarecrow Press, particularly Kim Tabor, acquisitions editor Andrew Yoder, production editor and Cheryl Adam, copyeditor. Like a successful homicide investigation, this book is the result of teamwork. ”The Chameleon’’Ĭhronology: Forensic Science and Criminal Investigationġ Types of Homicide 2 Homicide in the Underworldġ0 Firearms, Poisons, and Uncommon Weaponsġ3 Sketches, Photographs, and Videotapingġ7 Persons of Interest (POI), Perpetrators, and Pyromaniacs Manufactured in the United States of America. W MThe paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences-Permanence Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI/NISO 239.48-1992. Homicide investigation : an introduction / J o h n J. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Information Available Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Miletich, J o h n J. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. Miletich Due to the serious subject nature, some readers may find the graphic descriptions of homicide investigation scenes disturbing.ĪZl rights reserved. A Member of the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Boulevard, Suite 200, Lanham, MD 20706 PO Box 317 Oxford OX2 9RU, UKĬopyriby J o h n J. Published in the United States of America by Scarecrow Press, Inc. Homicide Investigation An Introduction John J.

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