Homicide Investigations

This edition details child homicide in its many forms such as shaken baby syndrome and Munchausen-by-Proxy as well as the differing circumstances involved in infanticide and filicide. Unlike many books on the subject, it investigates the behavior of the father--deemed responsible in roughly 75 percent of these cases--whether aggressive, complicit, or merely absent, and his ultimate culpability under the law

Written by the nation's foremost authority on gunshot wounds and forensic techniques as they relate to firearm injuries, this book provides critical information on gunshot wounds and the weapons and ammunition used to inflict them.

This practical "how-to" guide contains many of the checklists from Practical Homicide Investigation, Third Edition that lead you step-by-step through procedures, tactics, and forensic techniques used in sudden death and violent death investigations. Using these checklists will ensure that a proper and complete investigation is undertaken at the death scene.

This book examines the phenomenon of paraphilia (i.e., aberrant sexuality) in relationship to the crime of lust murder. It is is a must read for any person interested in the crime of erotophonophilia and those offenders responsible for its serial commission.

The mission of every homicide investigator is to bring justice to the deceased and their surviving family. This book stresses the basics, indicates the practicalities of certain investigative techniques, and provides you with patterns upon which to build a solid foundation for a prosecutable case.