Lethal Witness: Sir Bernard Spilsbury, Honorary Pathologist (True Crime History Series)

This book features the man who brought forensic pathology out of the laboratory. Sir Bernard Spilsbury was an early-twentieth-century British forensic pathologist who gained fame by testifying in classic murder cases, beginning in 1910 with the Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen trial. His expert court testimony - he identified Crippen's victim by detailed microscopic study of a scar - convinced the lay jury of Crippen's guilt. Considered the father of modern forensic pathology, Spilsbury became well known after he provided crucial prosecutorial evidence in the Brides in the Bath case (where a nurse nearly drowned in a laboratory experiment designed to prove his theories), the Blazing Car and Brighton Trunk murders, and the Hay-on-Wye arsenic poisoning trial. Knighted in 1923, Spilsbury performed 20,000 postmortem examinations and became the first and only 'Honorary Pathologist to the Home Office'. Controversial and dramatic, Lethal Witness charts Spilsbury's rise and fall as a media star, revealing how he put spin on the facts, embellished evidence, and played games with the truth. In some notorious cases, his 'positive evidence' led to the conviction and execution of men innocent of murder - gross miscarriages of justice that now demand official pardons. Andrew Rose examines Spilsbury's carefully nurtured image, dogmatic manner, and unbending belief in his own infallibility and exposes the fallacies of the man dubbed 'the most brilliant scientific detective of all time'. True crime fans, students of forensics, and law enforcement professionals will enjoy this biography of Sir Bernard Spilsbury, the man who helped raise forensic science to an art The remote farming community of Murdock, Nebraska, seemed to be the least likely setting for one of the heartland's most ruthless and bloody double murders in decades. In fact, the little town had gone more than a century without a single homicide. But on the night of Easter 2006, Wayne and Sharmon Stock were brutally murdered in their home. The murders garnered sensational frontpage headlines and drew immediate statewide attention. Practically everybody around Murdock was filled with fear, panic, and outrage. Who killed Wayne and Sharmon Stock? What was the motive? The Stocks were the essence of Nebraska's all-American farm family, self-made, God-fearing, and of high moral character. Barely a week into this double murder investigation, two arrests brought a sense of relief to the victims'family and to local residents. The case appeared to fall neatly into place when a tiny speck of murder victim Wayne Stock's blood appeared in the alleged getaway car. Then, an obscure clue left at the crime scene took the investigation down a totally different path, stretching into Iowa, Louisiana, New York, Texas, and Wisconsin. By the time this investigation was over, the charges against the original suspects were dismissed and two new individuals emerged from the shadows. Author John Ferak covered the Stock murders from the very beginning, including all of the trial proceedings. When the criminal prosecution finally ended in 2007, he remained puzzled by one nagging question: Why was the blood of victim Wayne Stock in a car that was ultimately proven to have no connection to the murders? Over the next few years, the astonishing “bloody lies” were revealed, culminating in a law enforcement scandal that turned the case on its head and destroyed the career of Nebraska's celebrated CSI director, David Kofoed.

before There Was Csi, There Was One Man Who Saw Beyond The Crime And Into The Future Of Forensic Science, Bernard Spilsbury, Who Brought Criminal Investigation Into The Modern Age.

sir Bernard Spilsbury Was An Early-twentieth-century British Forensic Pathologist Who Gained Fame By Testifying In Classic Murder Cases, Beginning In 1910 With The Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen Trial. His Expert Court Testimony-he Identified Crippen's Victim By Detailed Microscopic Study Of A Scar-convinced The Lay Jury Of Crippen's Guilt.

considered The Father Of Modern Forensic Pathology, Spilsbury Became Well Known After He Provided Crucial Prosecutorial Evidence In The Brides In The Bath Case (where A Nurse Nearly Drowned In A Laboratory Experiment Designed To Prove His Theories), The Blazing Car And Brighton Trunk Murders, And The Hay-on-wye Aresenic Poisoning Trial. Knighted In 1923, Spilsbury Performed 20,000 Postmortem Examinations And Became The First And Only Honorary Pathologist To The Home Office.

controversial And Dramatic, Lethal Witness Charts Spilsbury's Rise And Fall As A Media Star, Revealing How He Put Spin On The Facts, Embellished Evidence, And Played Games With The Truth. In Some Notorious Cases, His Positive Evidence Led To The Conviction And Execution Of Men Innocent Of Murder-gross Miscarriages Of Justice That Now Demand Official Pardons.

andrew Rose Examines Spilsbury's Carefully Nurtured Image, Dogmatic Manner, And Unbending Belief In His Own Infallibility And Exposes The Fallacies Of The Man Dubbed The Most Brilliant Scientific Detective Of All Time. True Crime Fans, Students Of Forensics, And Law Enforcement Professionals Will Enjoy This Biography Of Sir Bernardspilsbury, The Man Who Helped Raise Forensic Science To An Art.

Sir Bernard Spilsbury was an early-twentieth-century British forensic pathologist who gained fame by testifying in classic murder cases, beginning in 1910 with the Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen trial. His expert court testimony based on scientific methods and the use of scientific technology caused him to be considered the father of modern forensic pathology. In this biography, Andrew Rose examines Spilsbury's carefully nurtured image, dogmatic manner, and Spilsbury's belief in his own infallibility