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1) Shutter
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Publisher
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Pub. Date
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Language
English
Formats
Description
"Rita Todacheene is a forensic photographer working for the Albuquerque police force. Her excellent photography skills have cracked many cases-she is almost supernaturally good at capturing details. In fact, Rita has been hiding a secret: she sees the ghosts of crime victims who point her toward the clues that other investigators overlook. As a lone portal back to the living for traumatized spirits, Rita is terrorized by nagging ghosts who won't let...
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
p2003, c1999
Language
English
Description
In part 3 of this popular series, twelve more mysteries are investigated by using cutting-edge scientific techniques and proven police methods. Ultraviolet and electron microscopy, PCR and DQ Alpha testing, ballistics, toxicology, forensic anthropology, and even the television show Unsolved Mysteries all play a part in capturing criminals and freeing the innocent.
Publisher
Films Media Group
Pub. Date
[2006], c2003
Language
English
Description
This ABC News program spotlights the work of Doug Owsley, curator at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, who is a keen interpreter of the silent yet expressive language of bones. Owsley and his biographer, Jeff Benedict, give examples of how he has used bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology to unravel mysteries ranging from identifying an exhumed Civil War cavalryman to determining the true cause of death of Branch...