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18 tiny deaths : the untold story of Frances Glessner Lee and the invention of modern forensics
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"Frances Glessner Lee, born a socialite to a wealthy and influential Chicago family in the 1870s, was never meant to have a career, let alone one steeped in death and depravity. Yet she developed a fascination with the investigation of violent crimes andmade it her life's work. Best known for creating the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death, a series of dioramas that appear charming-until you notice the macabre little details: an overturned chair, a blood-spattered comforter. And then, of course, thereare the bodies-splayed out on the floor, draped over chairs-clothed in garments that Lee lovingly knit with sewing pins. Lee developed a system that used the Nutshells dioramas to train law enforcement officers to investigate violent crimes, and her methods are still used today. 18 Tiny Deaths is the story of a woman who overcame the limitations and expectations imposed by her social status and pushed forward an entirely new branch of science that we still use today"--
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| Location | Call Number / Shelving Location |
Barcode | Status / Due Date |
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| Bronxville Public Library | 363.25 G (Text) Nonfiction |
31004151750028 |
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| Chappaqua Library | 363.25 GOLDFARB (Text) Nonfiction |
31005600049284 |
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| Greenburgh Public Library | B LEE (Text) Biography |
31009154506186 |
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| Hendrick Hudson Free Library | 363.25 G (Text) Nonfiction |
31016151689543 |
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| Larchmont Public Library | B LEE (Text) Biography |
31014152852046 |
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| Mamaroneck Public Library District | B LEE (Text) Biography |
31015152590353 |
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| Mount Kisco Public Library | 363.25 GOLDFARB (Text) Nonfiction |
31017151865414 |
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| New Rochelle Public Library | B LEE (Text) Biography |
31019156430855 |
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| Ossining Public Library | 363.25 G (Text) Nonfiction |
31021153313753 |
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| Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library | 363.25 G (Text) Nonfiction |
31025152316022 |
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