Jon Jefferson

Bill Bass

William M. Bass

A leading forensic anthropologist traces his sometimes grisly work at his Tennessee "body farm" lab and cites his contributions to the investigations of several murder cases as well as his theories about such famous cases as the Lindbergh kidnapping and the mystery of the headless corpse. Reprint.

Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab-The Body Farm-Where The Dead Do Tell Tales

Death's Acre

A forensic anthropologist tracks the field's increasing sophistication as reflected by cases throughout his career, describing such newer technologies as DNA processing and electron microscopy, and examining past cases in which new developments proved piv

A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murders, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic Science

Beyond the Body Farm

Patricia Daniels Cornwell

Społeczny Instytut Wydawniczy Znak

sekrety legendarnego laboratorium sądowego, gdzie zmarli opowiadają swoje historie

Trupia farma

Jefferson Bass

Dr Bill Bass

Dr Bill Bass' work, and in particular his Body Farm, has furthered forensic anthropology and made it possible to prove from the discovery of a skeleton, no matter how much time has elapsed since death, how and when death occurred and to whom the body belonged. His work has been vital for the sake of science and the cause of justice In Beyond the Body Farm Jefferson Bass details the most memorable cases from his career, including alibis he has broken, cold cases he has solved - including one from the Ancient world that took him to Iran - and several cases he has been able to revisit throughout his career as new techniques have become possible and scientific discoveries made. This is what happens when Dr Bass goes beyond the Body Farm.

A legendary bone detective explores murders, mysteries and the revolution in forensic science

William Bass

"Fans of the forensics-oriented novels of such mystery writers as Kathy Reichs and Patricia Cornwell...not to mention television series like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, will make an eager audience for this one."--Booklist On a patch of land in the Tennessee hills, human corpses decompose in the open air, aided by insects, bacteria, and birds, unhindered by coffins or mausoleums. This is Bill Bass's "Body Farm," where nature takes its course as bodies buried in shallow graves, submerged in water, or locked in car trunks serve the needs of science and the cause of justice. In Death's Acre, Bass invites readers on an unprecedented journey behind the gates of the Body Farm where he revolutionized forensic anthropology. A master scientist and an engaging storyteller, Bass reveals his most intriguing cases for the first time. He revisits the Lindbergh kidnapping and murder, explores the mystery of a headless corpse whose identity astonished police, divulges how the telltale traces of an insect sent a murderous grandfather to death row--and much more. INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS

Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab the Body Farm Where the Dead Do Tell Tales

A pioneer in forensic anthropology, Dr. Bill Bass created the world's first laboratory dedicated to the study of human decomposition—three acres on a hillside in Tennessee where human bodies are left to the elements. His research has revolutionized forensic science, but during a career that has spanned half a century, Bass and his work have ranged far beyond the gates of the "Body Farm." In this riveting book, the renowned bone sleuth explores the rise of modern forensic science and takes readers deep into the real world of crime scene investigation. Beyond the Body Farm is an extraordinary journey through some of the most fascinating investigations of Dr. Bass's career—and a remarkable look at the high-tech science used to crack the most perplexing cases.

Dr. Bill Bass

There is no scientist in the world like Dr. Bill Bass. A pioneer in forensic anthropology, Bass created the world's first laboratory dedicated to the study of human decomposition—three acres of land on a hillside in Tennessee where human bodies are left to the elements. His research at "the Body Farm" has revolutionized forensic science, helping police crack cold cases and pinpoint time of death. But during a forensics career that spans half a century, Bass and his work have ranged far beyond the gates of the Body Farm. In this riveting book, the bone sleuth explores the rise of modern forensic science, using fascinating cases from his career to take readers into the real world of C.S.I. Some of Bill Bass's cases rely on the simplest of tools and techniques, such as reassembling—from battered torsos and a stack of severed limbs—eleven people hurled skyward by an explosion at an illegal fireworks factory. Other cases hinge on sophisticated techniques Bass could not have imagined when he began his career: harnessing scanning electron microscopy to detect trace elements in knife wounds; and extracting DNA from a long-buried corpse, only to find that the female murder victim may have been mistakenly identified a quarter-century before. In Beyond the Body Farm, readers will follow Bass as he explores the depths of an East Tennessee lake with a twenty-first-century sonar system, in a quest for an airplane that disappeared with two people on board thirty-five years ago; see Bass exhume fifties pop star "the Big Bopper" to determine what injuries he suffered in the plane crash that killed three rock and roll legends on "the day the music died"; and join Bass as he works to decipher an ancient Persian death scene nearly three thousand years old. Witty and engaging, Bass dissects the methods used by homicide investigators every day, leading readers on an extraordinary journey into the high-tech science that it takes to crack a case.

An unthinkable terrorist plot: The earth is shaking. The clock is ticking. Astronomer Megan O'Malley sees things on a cosmic scale--hidden planets, colliding galaxies, imploding stars deep in the universe. But this time, she's sensing something much closer to home. And she can feel it underfoot, too: explosive seismic shifts along a geologic fault line that could unleash an apocalyptic disaster. O'Malley also discovers something even more terrifying: the cataclysm is intentional. Someone is determined to trigger a mega tsunami. FBI Special Agent Chip Dawtry is a big-picture guy, too. He lost his brother on 9/11, and ever since, he's focused on preventing the next massive terrorist attack. Now, it isn't hypothetical--it's unfolding fast. But only he and O'Malley see the peril. When O'Malley vanishes, Dawtry races to find her. It's up to them to stop a 150-foot wall of water ready to roil--and wipe out America's Eastern Seaboard. Each new terrifying rumble means it may be too late.

Wave of Terror

Zapraszamy w leśne ostępy Tennessee. Na niewielkim obszarze leżą tu ludzkie zwłoki: zakopane w ziemi lub zanurzone w wodzie, zatopione w bagnach oraz ukryte w bagażnikach samochodów. To słynna Trupia Farma, wyjątkowy projekt naukowy Billa Bassa, który bada, co dzieje się z ludzkimi ciałami po śmierci, gdy natura bierze sprawy w swoje ręce. Jak blisko trzeba być rozkładającego się ciała, żeby je poczuć? Gdzie ciało rozkłada się dłużej: w ciężarówce czy na tylnym siedzeniu samochodu? W jaki sposób ślady małych owadów przyczyniły się do wysłania na krzesło elektryczne pewnego „morderczego” staruszka? Bill Bass zabiera nas w przyprawiającą o ciarki na plecach podróż po zakątkach Trupiej Farmy, miejsca, które zrewolucjonizowało współczesną medycynę sądową. Nie tylko odkrywa przed nami fascynujące tajemnice ludzkich zwłok, ale też opowiada o swych najbardziej pasjonujących śledztwach. Bill Bass - światowej sławy antropolog sądowy, legendarny założyciel Ośrodka Antropologii Sądowej Uniwerystetu Tennessee, znanego lepiej jako Trupia Farma. Razem z Jonem Jeffersonem, dziennikarzem i filmowcem dokumentalistą, napisał dwie książki o swojej pracy oraz kilka powieści kryminalnych, które opublikowali wspólnie pod pseudonimem Jefferson Bass. Działalność Billa Bassa stała się inspiracją dla powieści Patricii Cornwell pt. Trupia farma.

Nawet najostrożniejszy morderca zawsze pozostawi ślad, który go zdradzi. W skutecznym szukaniu tych śladów pomaga założona przez Billa Bassa słynna Trupa Farma – wyjątkowy naukowy projekt badania tego, co dzieje się z ludzkim ciałem po śmierci. Dzięki jego badaniom nauka jest w stanie wydrzeć zmarłym ich sekrety. Czy odgryziona końcówka cygara może wskazać mordercę? Jak zidentyfikować ciała ofiar eksplozji w nielegalnej fabryce fajerwerków? Dlaczego muchy i ich larwy są najlepszymi sprzymierzeńcami antropologa sądowego? Bill Bass, opisując najciekawsze i najdziwniejsze przypadki, jakie spotkał na swojej drodze, zabiera nas w mroczną i fascynującą podróż po świecie, gdzie nie ma zbrodni doskonałej. Trzynaście nowych spraw z archiwum legendarnego „detektywa kości”!

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