Cause of Death
Memoirs of a Home Office Pathologist
Seiten
2001
Robinson Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-84119-295-6 (ISBN)
Robinson Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-84119-295-6 (ISBN)
Geoffrey Garrett was for over 40 years a Home Office pathologist. This volume presents his personal memoirs and chronicles many of his infamous, unusual and heartbreaking cases together with a history of his professional life, giving a unique insight into a pathologist's work.
Dr Geoffrey Garrett was for over 30 years a Home Office pathologist. This is his personal memoir, in conjunction with crime journalist Andrew Nott, of many infamous, unusual and heartbreaking cases and a fascinating history of his professional life, giving a unique insight into a pathologist's work.
Beginning with a no-holds-barred account of the basic methodology of a post-mortem examination, the book chronicles many memorable cases, including:
The discovery of a preserved body on the Yorkshire moors later identified as the first victim of the Moors Murderers
The murders of three policemen plus the apprehension of a murderer who turned out to be a policeman's son
An examination of sex crimes
The Moss: a seminal piece on Manchester's 'Bronx' - Dr Garrett reveals life in the ghetto, the drug gangs and how they operate
How a man's face, burned beyond recognition, was reconstructed to help solve a murder
Plus examples of many other baffling crimes which were resolved on the pathologist's table.
Dr Geoffrey Garrett was for over 30 years a Home Office pathologist. This is his personal memoir, in conjunction with crime journalist Andrew Nott, of many infamous, unusual and heartbreaking cases and a fascinating history of his professional life, giving a unique insight into a pathologist's work.
Beginning with a no-holds-barred account of the basic methodology of a post-mortem examination, the book chronicles many memorable cases, including:
The discovery of a preserved body on the Yorkshire moors later identified as the first victim of the Moors Murderers
The murders of three policemen plus the apprehension of a murderer who turned out to be a policeman's son
An examination of sex crimes
The Moss: a seminal piece on Manchester's 'Bronx' - Dr Garrett reveals life in the ghetto, the drug gangs and how they operate
How a man's face, burned beyond recognition, was reconstructed to help solve a murder
Plus examples of many other baffling crimes which were resolved on the pathologist's table.
Dr Geoffrey Garrett was the Home Office pathologist for the North West of England for over 40 years. He lives in Worsley, Manchester. Andrew Nott has been a crime reporter for the Manchester Evening News for over 18 years. He lives in Warrington, Cheshire.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 24.5.2001 |
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| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 132 x 195 mm |
| Gewicht | 290 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Pathologie | |
| Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Rechtsmedizin | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84119-295-3 / 1841192953 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84119-295-6 / 9781841192956 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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