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In the summer of 1992, Arkansas governor Bill Clinton and Tennessee senator Al Gore begin their long-shot campaign to win the White House. On a sweltering hillside in Knoxville, Dr. Bill Brockton, the bright, ambitious young head of the University of Tennessee's Anthropology Department, launches an unusual - some would call it macabre - research facility, unlike any other in existence. Brockton is determined to revolutionize the study of forensics...
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Dr. Bill Brockton takes on a seemingly routine case to exhume a body and obtain a bone sample for a DNA paternity test. But when the coffin is opened, Brockton and his colleagues are stunned to see that the corpse has been horribly violated. Soon he finds himself drawn into a flourishing and lucrative back market in body parts, when the FBI recruits him to help bring down a postmortem chop shop. Meanwhile, Brockton's friend and colleague, medical...
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Forensic anthropologist Bill Brockton finds himself juggling three cases when he sets out to learn whether a woman whose charred remains were found inside a burned car in Knoxville was a victim of murder followed by arson, while at the same time investigating a disreputable out-of-state crematorium, and trying to bring his nemesis, medical examiner Garland Hamilton, to trial.
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Forensic anthropologist Dr. Bill Brockton, founder of the Body Farm, is on the verge of breaking open a gruesome murder case when events take a terrifying turn: Brocton has recreated the death scene at the Body Farm, but a killer places another corpse at the setting, confusing authorities and putting Brockton's career--and even his life--in jeopardy. -- pub.
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Investigation of the discovery of a woman's body, mummified after 30 years in a Tennessee cave, brings forensic anthropologist Bill Brockton of the Body Farm into conflict with inhabitants of a remote mountain community. The county's uncooperative sheriff and incompetent deputy threaten to derail the investigation, as do Brockton's personal demons-- lingering guilt over the death of his wife and the fury of a medical examiner whom Brockton opposes...
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When Miranda Lovelady and Dr. Bill Brockton discover what could be the bones of Jesus of Nazareth, their finding triggers a deadly tug-of-war between the anthropologists, the Vatican, and a deadly zealot who hopes to use the bones to bring about the Second Coming--and trigger the end of time.
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In the summer of 1990, Dr. Bill Brockton - a bright, ambitious young forensic scientist - is hired by the University of Tennessee to head, and to raise the profile of, the school's small Anthropology Department. Six months later, the ink on his contract barely dry, Brockton is called to a gruesome crime scene in a rural area to identify a corpse and determine how the woman died. But the case - one of Brockton's first murder investigations in Tennessee...
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IL: UG - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 18
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A forensic anthropologist traces his work at his Tennessee body farm lab and cites his contributions to the investigations of several murder cases, as well as his theories about such famous cases as the Lindbergh kidnapping. Dr. Bill Bass, one of the world's leading forensic anthropologists, gained international attention when he built a forensic lab like no other, the Body Farm. Now, this master scientist unlocks the gates of his lab to reveal his...
11) Forensic science
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Forensic science––the preparation of scientific evidence to be presented in court––is an increasingly valuable aspect of the investigation of crime. Although rare commentaries on the subject date back many centuries, it is only over the last 200 years that a systematic approach has been made––an approach that has accelerated rapidly in the past half-century. The detection and analysis of poisons was the first forensic technique to be developed...
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[2004]
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The exceptional team of criminalists working for the Las Vegas Crime Lab is still headed by brusque, but dedicated Gil Grissom, whose talented associates include Catherine Willows, Nick Stokes, Warrick Brown, and Sara Sidle, with Captain Jim Brass providing support from the Detective Bureau.
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"It has been said that every criminal leaves a trace. Forensic scientists have the exciting chance to find these traces, analyze them, and help solve crimes! The experiments in this book analyze evidence such as fingerprints and handwriting samples. After reading about the types of jobs forensic scientists have, students begin experimenting with hands-on activities. Clear scientific drawings illustrate experimental setups, safety guidelines keep kids...
16) Nearly found
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High school senior and science whiz Nearly Boswell, called Leigh, is thrilled when she gets an internship in a forensic science lab, since it is a step toward college and a way out of the trailer park--but soon she finds herself the target of a serial killer, one who seems to know a lot about the residents of Sunny View Trailer Park as well as her absent father's secrets.
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[2010]
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Focuses on the sometimes complex and always amusing dynamics of a team of special agents forced to work together in high-stress situations. From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, these special agents travel the globe to investigate all crimes with Navy or Marine Corps ties.
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[2015]
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Booth is framed and jailed for the murder of three FBI agents while Bones considers committing blackmail to get him out of prison. Meanwhile, the team at the Jeffersonian sets out to solve a whole new roster of bizarre cases, the deaths of a controversial radio host, a mysterious crossword puzzler, and many more.
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