Cold Cases: Famous Unsolved Mysteries, Crimes, and Disappearances in America

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