Author Bruce Goldfarb Discusses Book About Mother of Modern-day Forensics
Author Bruce Goldfarb
Author Bruce Goldfarb discusses his book, 18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics.
According to Goldfarb, everything we expect in a CSI-type crime scene investigation – whether in real life or popular culture – is due to Frances Glessner Lee. She is known as the creator of the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death, which according to deathindiorama.com, are “composite crime-scene models recreated on a one-inch to one-foot scale. They were purpose-built as police training tools to help crime scene investigators learn the art and science of detailed forensics-based detection.”
Goldfarb’s book documents Lee’s role as reformer, educator, and activist, who is credited with transforming the archaic coroner system into a modern, science-based medical-examiner system of death investigation.
The event is presented in five sessions:
Session 1: 12:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Session 2: 1:40 – 2:55 p.m.
Session 3: 3:05 – 4:20 p.m.
Session 4: 4:30 – 5:45 p.m.
Session 5: 5:55 – 7:10 p.m.
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Published on February 24, 2020
