This book explicitly chronicles 40 cases of unsolved murders and disappearances over a period of more than 160 years, tracing the evolution of criminal investigation and forensic techniques.
• 40 chapters document all the major unsolved murders and disappearances of the 19th and 20th centuries
• A complete chronology of unsolved murders and disappearances from 1841 to 2003, illustrating how murder investigations and forensic science have advanced
• 31 photographs depict the victims of unsolved murders and disappearances portrayed in this book
• Bibliography of books, magazine and newspaper articles, and websites about unsolved murders and disappearances
• Includes an appendix detailing milestones in the development of forensic techniques, from a Chinese text from 1248 explaining the differences between death by drowning and by strangulation, to the modern use of DNA