Morgue a life in death
"...Dr. Vincent Di Maio and veteran crime writer Ron Franscell guide us behind the morgue doors to tell a fascinating life story through the cases that have made Di Maio famous--from the exhumation of assassin Lee Harvey Oswald to the complex issues in the shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon M...
| Main Authors: | Di Maio, Vincent J. M., 1941- (Author), Franscell, Ron, 1957- (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Garavaglia, Jan (writer of foreword.) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
St. Martin's Press,
2016.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
"...Dr. Vincent Di Maio and veteran crime writer Ron Franscell guide us behind the morgue doors to tell a fascinating life story through the cases that have made Di Maio famous--from the exhumation of assassin Lee Harvey Oswald to the complex issues in the shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. Beginning with his street-smart Italian origins in Brooklyn, the book spans 40 years of work and more than 9,000 autopsies, and Di Maio's eventual rise into the pantheon of forensic scientists."--Book jacket. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes index. |
| Physical Description: |
xv, 268 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| ISBN: |
9781250067142 1250067146 |
| Author Notes: |
Vincent DiMaio , MD, is an American pathologist and an internationally renowned expert on gunshot wounds. Now a private consultant who's performed more than 9,000 autopsies, he's played pivotal roles in some of the most provocative trials and death investigations of the past 40 years. Di Maio was chief medical examiner of San Antonio, Texas, until 2006. He is editor-in-chief of The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology , and has been awarded many honors. In 2014, he was appointed to the U.S. Department of Justice's first-ever National Commission on Forensic Science to help develop uniform federal codes in death investigations. |