Investigating thefts and heists
Alex Woolf
- Chicago : Heinemann Library, c2004.
- 48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
- Forensic files .
To catch a thief -- What is forensic science? -- From anthropometry to DNA typing - History of forensics -- Sacco and Vanzetti -- Preserved body -- Question mark burglar -- Tragedy at starved rock -- Great train robbery -- Forensics bear fruit -- Blowback -- Blue balaclava -- Caught on film -- Hunting knife -- Caught by the ear -- Mud sticks -- Denim trail -- Carjacking mob -- Carbon and docherty -- Solve it! -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Index.
Discusses some famous robbery cases and describes how these cases were solved using forensic science.