Fundamentals of Forensic AnthropologyAn essential foundation for the practice of forensic anthropology This text is the first of its level written in more than twenty years. It serves as a summary and guide to the core material that needs to be mastered and evaluated for the practice of forensic anthropology. The text is divided into three parts that collectively provide a solid base in theory and methodology:
The critical and evaluative approach to the primary literature stresses the inherent biological constraints on degrees of precision and certainty, and cautions about potential pitfalls. The practical focus, coupled with theoretical basics, make Fundamentals of Forensic Anthropology ideal for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students in biological anthropology as well as forensic scientists in allied fields of medical-legal investigation. |
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... Luetgert murder trial, one of the most celebrated cases of the century (Giles and Klepinger, 1999). Loerzel (2003) provides a very thorough account of the Luetgert case, which is summarized here. Adolph Luetgert, a 52-year-old German ...
... Luetgert) and equally vigorous prosecution furthered the careers of several of the principals. Apparently “a speedy trial” had a more emphatic meaning in those days because Luetgert's first trial began in late August of the same year ...
... Luetgert guilty and opted for life imprisonment. Luetgert died in the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet on 27 July 1899, one hour before the delivery of a letter from his attorney assuring him that the money necessary for his appeal ...
... Luetgert trial to scale with a quarter coin. Figure by Eugene Giles, modified from drawings in Christison (1898) that appear to be the only surviving depictions of the bones. the Smithsonian Institution and Earnest Hooton at Harvard ...
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Contents
17 | |
PART III PRINCIPAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL ROLES IN MEDICALLEGAL INVESTIGATION | 99 |
References | 152 |
Index | 175 |