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Name: Corpse
Author: Jessica Snyder Sachs

When detectives come upon a murder victim, they want to know when the victim died. The answer can narrow suspects, break alibis, and even assign a name to an unidentified body. But the search for the answer has been infamously elusive, bedeviling investigators throughout history. In this highly original book, Jessica Snyder Sachs accompanies a group of entomologists, anthropologists, biochemists, and botanists on some of their grisliest, most intractable cases. They use plants, chemicals, and insects to solve crime and uncover the fate of the deceased. Sachs takes us into the courtroom, where post-O.J. forensic science is struggling to establish credibility. Her book is the story of the 2000-year search to pinpoint time of death, and the terrible and beautiful story of what happens to our bodies when we die.

First publish date: 2001

Genre: Science/Biology

Authors: Jessica Snyder Sachs

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