Death's Acre : Inside the Legendary 'Body Farm

Death's Acre : Inside the Legendary 'Body Farm by Bill Bass. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780316725279.

On a wooded hillside in Tennessee blowflies, bacteria and buzzards feast on human flesh, unhindered by coffins or mausoleums. Theyre buried in shallow graves; submerged in tanks of water; concealed under slabs of concrete; locked in the boots and backseats of rusting cars. They are serving the needs of science in the cause of justice. In DEATHS ACRE Dr Bill Bass, the facilitys founder and one of the worlds leading forensic scientists, describes how he created it and how the work of he and his colleagues has brought murderers to justice and cleared the names of the innocent. Within a riveting narrative he details his own career and the many criminal cases he has been involved in, bringing forensic science vividly to life and highlighting its crucial role in modern day policing.