Forensic identification : putting a name and face on death
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Published
Minneapolis, MN : Twenty-First Century Books, [2013].
ISBN
9780761366966 (lib. bdg.), 0761366962 (lib. bdg.)
Physical Desc
72 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.8 - AR Pts: 3
Status
Junior - Nonfiction (2nd floor Children's Area)
JNF 363.25 MUR
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JNF 363.25 MUR
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Published
Minneapolis, MN : Twenty-First Century Books, [2013].
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9780761366966 (lib. bdg.), 0761366962 (lib. bdg.)
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 9.8, 3 Points
Level 9.8, 3 Points
Lexile measure
1180
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 68-69) and index.
Description
A small plane crashes into a cornfield and bursts into flames. The three men aboard and their pilot are killed in the inferno. The bodies are burned beyond recognition. Can they be identified? A park ranger uncovers a human torso along a walking path in a nature preserve. The next day, a sanitation worker spots two human legs jutting out of a dumpster. That same afternoon, a man finds the severed head of a young woman along the side of the road. Are these body parts linked? If so, who is the victim? About 4,000 unidentified deceased persons are discovered in the United States every year. But forensic experts are successful in identifying about 3,000 of those bodies within a year. In Human Identification: Putting a Name and Face on Death , forensic anthropologist Dr. Elizabeth A. Murray takes readers into the morgues and forensic labs where experts use advanced technology to determine the identities of dead bodies whose names are not known because the bodies are mutilated, decomposed beyond recognition, or cut into pieces. She also explores what happens to the cadavers and remains that belong to people who have been missing for so long that law enforcement and forensic files are no longer active. Through a wide range of fascinating scientific methodsÂ{u2014}including DNA testing, facial reconstruction, dental records, blood analysis, fingerprinting, and x rays--forensic specialists work to piece together the stories that will give names back to the unknown dead and missing. Come along to watch the experts do their amazing work.
Target Audience
1180L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,9.8
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Murray, E. A. 1. (2013). Forensic identification: putting a name and face on death . Twenty-First Century Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Murray, Elizabeth A. 1958-. 2013. Forensic Identification: Putting a Name and Face On Death. Twenty-First Century Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Murray, Elizabeth A. 1958-. Forensic Identification: Putting a Name and Face On Death Twenty-First Century Books, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Murray, Elizabeth A. 1958-. Forensic Identification: Putting a Name and Face On Death Twenty-First Century Books, 2013.
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