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Bezig met laden... Coroner at Largedoor Thomas T. Noguchi, Joseph DiMona
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Early on while still in my teens, I developed a deep fascination with the manners and mechanisms of death. Most likely the result of too many gore laden horror films growing up and chance encounters with the subject matter as people I knew died along the way! In any event, I developed what became a genuine curiosity regarding something I took to be a great mystery and I decided that I wanted it to be my life's work to study death further! As I began my journey and I was still working out the direction I ultimately wished to follow, one of the first names I encountered associated with the field of forensic pathology was Dr. Thomas Noguchi and one of the very first books on the subject I managed to get my hands on was Coroner at Large. As it has been quite a few years since I read the book, I cannot recollect the exact content, but I remember it went a great way to inspiring me to pursue my goals further. The book was reasonably well written with a fair body of knowledge, for such a small text, and covered aspects of many famous cases, centering on Dr. Noguchi's examination of the evidence in each instance. Elvis Presley, Dorothy Stratten and Freddie Prinze are among the celebrity deaths highlighted in the book along with several other reasonably well-known cases from the previous 20 years or so. The downside to the book is, of course, its age! Written so many years ago it is without a doubt completely outdated as advances in forensics and new findings have drastically changed the views regarding many of these cases. That is not to say it is not worth reading if you stubble upon a copy in an old book store. Dr. Noguchi was a pioneer in his field and the book serves as an excellent window into the world of death investigation that Dr. Noguchi helped foster. I certainly wish I still had a copy in my possession as I would love to read it again. I definitely recommend it for anyone interested in forensic pathology or true crime! Read My rating: 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars[ 3 of 5 stars ]4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars Preview Coroner at Large by Thomas T. Noguchi, Joseph DiMona 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 · rating details · 126 ratings · 13 reviews * Contents: The unanswered question : the Claus Von Bülow case -- For love of Hy : the Jean Harris case -- The other side of Fatal Vision : the Jeffrey MacDonald case -- The love-triangle murder : the Buddy Jacobsen case. -- Breakthroughs in forensic science: A curious cause of death : Dorothy Dandridge -- The visible and invisible murderer : the case of Sal Mineo -- One ...more Paperback, 275 pages Published September 1st 1986 by Pocket Books (first published 1985) original title Coroner at Large ISBN 0671625713 (ISBN13: 9780671625719) edition language English other editions (5) Coroner At Large (Coroner Series) Coroner at Large Coroner at Large 111x148 Coroner at Large all editions | add a new edition | combine ...less detail edit details Get a copy: Amazon online stores ▾ Libraries edit My Review Mar 13, 2015 rating 3 of 5 stars bookshelves read edit shelves status Read in March, 2015 format Paperback (edit) review A good middle of the road, well written easy read with some interesting topics and thoughts from Noguchi on cases other than ones he personally oversaw. Readers of the true crime genre will be familiar with most, if not all, the cases mentioned. They range from the historical to the contemporary. Noguchi does not rehash each case from the beginning to end. His focus is solely on the forensic science and how it was applied or mis-applied in each case. At times, this involves sitting down with the medical examiners or other forensic experts who had a role in examination of the evidence. He then either ends each chapter concurring with the outcome of offering an alternative explanation of the evidence that could have resulted in a different outcome. There are times when he lapses into the scientific but never so deeply that a reader becomes lost or can't understand where he is headed or what he is trying to explain. I found it interesting that he traveled to many of the locations and looked at both the crime scenes and the forensic evidence. Most astonishing to me, was that a couple bought the Scarsdale home of Tarnower because of their belief in the innocence of Jean Smith, his killer. They kept the room intact and by all accounts of both Noguchi and another investigator, her story was very accurate and it was an accidental shooting just as she described. Proving the old adage that the truth is often stranger than fiction. It also shows that despite their best efforts, and mostly getting it right, the police also get it wrong. Many times, there seems to be a rush to prove a first hunch because of community pressure to get it solved where a wait and see attitude would have better served the case. When looking at older crimes, it also shows how far the police have come with forensic investigation in preserving the crime scene and of course the introduction of the use of DNA has further changed the landscape. A great read for true crime buffs and those interested in science and forensic science. An easy, accessible read that won't take long. At most one or two days. I have read individual books about many of these cases. Some cases I found interesting and some I did not. My favorite was The Funhouse Corpse. Everyone thought this was a dummy and it turned out to be a mummified body of an outlaw from 1911. I also enjoyed the case of Jean Harris, because I did not know much about that case. I am always interested in the Jeffrey MacDonald case, but if you read Fatal Vision, there was nothing new. The same with Dorothy Stratton, if you have read The Killing of the Unicorn, there was nothing new. I realized as I read about Elvis, his case is very similar to Michael Jackson. I enjoyed this book as I did his earlier book, Coroner. In this book Dr. Noguchi assumes the role of a consultant on some famous, unsolved deaths. I got this book for the killing of "Playmate of the Year" Dorothy Stratten after seeing the movie "Star 80" starring Mariel Hemingway and Eric Roberts. I wish that he had gone into more detail in the chapter on Jack the Ripper. The book was published in 1985 and seems like it might be a little dated. Still interesting to see that investigative techniques changed from the times that the crimes were committed. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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To Thomas T. Noguchi, America's most famous medical examiner, every death is a mystery--until the cause is found In his first book, the runaway bestseller Coroner, Dr. Noguchi wrote of his controversial investigations as medical examiner of Los Angeles County. In Coroner at Large, the man who has often been called the "Detective of Death" probes the mysteries surrounding the most celebrated criminal cases in recent American history. Using sophisticated techniques of modern forensic science and once again "telling it like it is," Dr. Noguchi reveals the truth behind the headlines in the untimely deaths of show business celebrities: --The drowning of Beach Boy Dennis Wilson --The murder of Sal Mineo --The suicide of Freddie Prinze --The slaying of "Playmate of the Year" Dorothy Stratten --Elvis Presley's fatal heart attack Forensic science, too, provides new clues to fascinating historical puzzles: the true fates of General George Custer, the Emperor Napoleon, and Adolf Hitler. In Coroner at Large, Dr. Noguchi brilliantly provides the missing links in our knowledge of these cases. Here, from his own investigations and his pioneering work in the field, we see forensic science in action, unraveling the mysteries of death--both natural and unnatural--in real-life cases that might have baffled even the great Sherlock Holmes. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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