A True Crime Story and the Birth of Forensic Science
by Douglas Starr
appears in Mystery & Crime, Science, and History.
Winner of the Gold Dagger AwardA fascinating true crime story that details the rise of modern forensics and the development of modern criminal investigation. At the end of the nineteenth century, serial murderer Joseph Vacher terrorized the French countryside, eluding authorities for years, and murdering twice as many victims as Jack The Ripper. He...
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