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Cargando... Cause of Death (edición 1994)por Cyril H. Wecht (Autor), F. Lee Bailey (Prólogo)
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Cause Of Death Interesting book filled with details about cases the author, noted forensic pathologist Cyril Wecht, was asked to review in the course of his life, including the assassinations of JFK and Bobby Kennedy, Elvis, and other high profile murder investigations. Although the subject matter can be a little dry, the facts were presented in an easy to read and straightforward manner. Although there was a slight hint of "I was right, they were wrong" sentiment, I would hesitate to call it arrogance. More frustration at his sound scientific findings disregarded because of politics or ineptitude. The first quarter of the book was taken up by the Kennedys, from JFK's assassination to the killing of Bobby Kennedy to Ted Kennedy and Chappaquiddick. I confess that I've never bought into all the hype surrounding the assassinations of JFK and Bobby, but the questions raised in the book about the findings certainly makes it difficult to deny a government cover up. As for Teddy, he deserved all he got, in my opinion. The rest of the book was high profile cases, such as Elvis Presley's death and whether it was suicide, an overdose or a heart attack, to the case of Jean Harris, who was convicted of murdering Scarsdale Diet doctor Herman Tarnower, to Claus Von Buelow who was accused of trying to kill his wife by injecting her with insulin. Again, Wecht's findings were neatly laid out, rational and fascinating. I had little knowledge of the cases before I read the book, so I don't know how it stacks up against other sources, but his arguments were certainly believable. Overall, a great book that looked behind the scenes of forensics at some of the most sensational crimes of the late 20th century. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Outspoken, but grounding his views in solid scientific fact, the author of this book casts his own verdict on cases that include the assassination of JFK, the death of Elvis, the von Buelow case (subject of the Jeremy Irons film Reversal of Fortune) and the Scarsdale Diet murder. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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If I had to place a negative on the book, it would be the amount of time devoted to the JFK assassination, which could have easily filled a book on its own and I felt it took away from many of the other stories contained in the book. Don't get me wrong. It is still a great book. One that I will perhaps read again some day. ( )