18 tiny deaths : the untold story of Frances Glessner Lee and the invention of modern forensics
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Melinek, Judy, writer of introduction.
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Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, [2020].
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Published
Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, [2020].
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xv, 351 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates ; 24 cm
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English

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"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"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Goldfarb, B., & Melinek, J. (2020). 18 tiny deaths: the untold story of Frances Glessner Lee and the invention of modern forensics . Sourcebooks.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Goldfarb, Bruce and Judy, Melinek. 2020. 18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics. Sourcebooks.

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Goldfarb, Bruce and Judy, Melinek. 18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics Sourcebooks, 2020.

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Goldfarb, Bruce,, and Judy Melinek. 18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics Sourcebooks, 2020.

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