| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xi], [303 unnumbered pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
With high drama and stunning detail, relates the infamous crime and punishment of French serial killer Joseph Vacher, interweaving the story of how Dr. Alexandre Lacassagne, Emile Fourquet and colleagues developed forensic science as we know it.--Book jacket. |
| Contents |
The beast -- The professor -- First kill -- The Institute of Legal Medicine -- The vagabond -- Identity -- The Oak Woods -- The body speaks -- The crime in Bénonces -- Never without a trace -- In plain sight -- Born criminal -- Lourdes -- The investigating magistrate -- The interview -- Professor Lacassagne -- "A crime without motive?" -- Turning point -- The trial -- Judgment -- A question of sanity -- The mystery of a murderer's brain -- Postscript -- Epilogue : The violent brain. |
| Subject |
Vacher, Joseph, 1869-1898 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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Lacassagne, A. (Alexandre), 1843-1924.
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Fourquet, Emile.
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Trials (Murder) -- France.
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Serial murderers -- France -- Biography.
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Serial murders -- France -- History -- 19th century.
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Forensic sciences -- France -- History -- 19th century.
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| ISBN |
9780307266194 hardback |
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0307266192 hardback |
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