It is almost impossible to imagine that prior to the 20th century, there was no reliable way to distinguish between the guilty and the innocent. All that changed in Britain in 1905, when the bloody bodies of an elderly couple were discovered in their shop -- and a solitary fingerprint became the only piece of evidence...
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It is almost impossible to imagine that prior to the 20th century, there was no reliable way to distinguish between the guilty and the innocent. All that changed in Britain in 1905, when the bloody bodies of an elderly couple were discovered in their shop -- and a solitary fingerprint became the only piece of evidence...
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Illus. VG in VG DJ. It is almost impossible to imagine that prior to the 20th century there no reliable way to distinguish between the guilty. And the innocent. All that changed in 1905 when the bloody bodies of an elderly couple were discovered in their shop. A solitary finerprint was the only piece of evidence. Beavan uses several gripipng real-life dramas at the turn of the century as the under pinning for an engagine history of the rise of forensic science. A fascinating story of science and the law.
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New. 0786885289. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-FLAWLESS COPY, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED--clean and crisp, tight and bright pages, with no writing or markings to the text. --TABLE OF CONTENTS: Chronology of Fingerprints xiii 1. The Shocking Tragedy at Deptford 1 * 2. To Catch a Crook 20 * 3. Like Rats with No Rat-Catcher 39 * 4. Marks on a Cocktail Glass 61 * 5. In a Criminal's Bones 76 * 6. A Biological Coat of Arms 94 * 7. Britain's Identity Crisis 112 * 8. The Case of the Little Blue Notebook 130 * 9. An Innocent in Jail 147 * 10. The Stratton Trial 167 * 11. Verdicts 185 * Epilogue 199 * Source Notes 205 * Bibliography 211 * Index 221. --DESCRIPTION: It is almost impossible to imagine that prior to the 20th century, there was no reliable way to distinguish between the guilty and the innocent. All that changed in Britain in 1905, when the bloody bodies of an elderly couple were discovered in their shop — and a solitary fingerprint became the only piece of evidence...* Colin Beavan writes for numerous magazines, including Esquire, Atlantic Monthly, Men's Health, and Men's Journal. He lives in New York City. --with a bonus offer--
